Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Gambia
Gambia: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female was 7.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Gambia, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Gambia is 7.6%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 54.8% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Gambia peaked at 13.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2011.
Gambia ranks 29th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.9% | — |
| 1973 | 3.7% | -53.5% |
| 1981 | 10.1% | +175.5% |
| 1982 | 10.6% | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 8.1% | -24.2% |
| 1985 | 11.2% | +38.5% |
| 1992 | 11.1% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | -14.0% |
| 1994 | 11.0% | +14.8% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 13.0% | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | -30.5% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | -43.0% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -22.7% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +31.1% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -35.7% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +24.5% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +42.7% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +54.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 7.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.1%, 94% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 7.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.6%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +175.5% | 3.7% | 10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.8% | 3.7% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 8.1% | 11.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 9.0% | 13.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.8% | 9.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.6% | 7.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,452 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,389 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,238 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77,061 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 442,901 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1569 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Gambia?
- Repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Gambia was 7.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2011.
- How does Gambia rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female?
- Gambia ranks 29th out of 171 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.