Gambia vs Syria: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male

Gambia
3.0%
in 2018
Syria
2.9%
in 2001
Gambia rank
63rd
Syria rank
66th

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male over time

  • Gambia
  • Syria
051015197119942018

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Syria, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 63rd and Syria ranks 66th of 140 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 11.5% 8.0% 3.5% Gambia
1980s 12.4% 5.9% 6.5% Gambia
1990s 11.2% 4.2% 7.0% Gambia
2000s 6.2% 3.5% 2.7% Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male, Gambia or Syria?
Gambia, at 3.0% against 2.9% in Syria as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male between Gambia and Syria?
0.1%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Syria?
10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2001.
How do Gambia and Syria rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Gambia ranks 63rd and Syria ranks 66th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 2,585 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.