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
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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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,733 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

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.