Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Gambia
Gambia: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 2,091 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Gambia, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Gambia is 2,091 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Gambia peaked at 2,091 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20 number, in 1974.
That places Gambia 97th out of 182 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 20 number | — |
| 1976 | 24 number | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 53 number | +120.8% |
| 1978 | 148 number | +179.2% |
| 1979 | 46 number | -68.9% |
| 1980 | 79 number | +71.7% |
| 1981 | 59 number | -25.3% |
| 1982 | 65 number | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 60 number | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 96 number | +60.0% |
| 1985 | 136 number | +41.7% |
| 1986 | 84 number | -38.2% |
| 1987 | 97 number | +15.5% |
| 1992 | 116 number | +19.6% |
| 1999 | 398 number | +243.1% |
| 2000 | 366 number | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 731 number | +99.7% |
| 2002 | 728 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 938 number | +28.8% |
| 2004 | 1,576 number | +68.0% |
| 2005 | 1,500 number | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 976 number | -34.9% |
| 2007 | 1,166 number | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 1,267 number | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 1,271 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,273 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,386 number | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 1,129 number | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 1,464 number | +29.7% |
| 2014 | 1,506 number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 2,091 number | +38.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.2 number | 20 number | 148 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 84.5 number | 59 number | 136 number | 8 |
| 1990s | 257 number | 116 number | 398 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,052 number | 366 number | 1,576 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,475 number | 1,129 number | 2,091 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,273 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7,222 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 22,110 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,194 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Gambia?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Gambia was 2,091 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,091 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 number in 1974.
- How does Gambia rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- Gambia ranks 97th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.