Gambia vs Senegal: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes
Gambia
3.6%
in 2018
Senegal
3.8%
in 2014
Gambia rank
53rd
Senegal rank
50th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Gambia
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 3.8% against 3.6% in Gambia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Senegal ahead.
Gambia ranks 53rd and Senegal ranks 50th of 131 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.7% | 35.4% | 5.6% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 39.6% | 37.0% | 2.6% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 29.6% | 13.4% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 24.8% | 22.6% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 3.9% | 1.3% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes, Gambia or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 3.8% against 3.6% in Gambia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Gambia and Senegal?
- 0.2%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Senegal?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.
- How do Gambia and Senegal rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
- Gambia ranks 53rd and Senegal ranks 50th of 131 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.