The Gambia - Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)

Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in The Gambia was 5.19 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 23.91 in 1977, while its lowest value was 2.62 in 2012.

Definition: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 13.48
1972 11.95
1973 13.18
1974 12.75
1975 10.67
1976 10.43
1977 23.91
1978 18.47
1979 15.91
1980 13.64
1981 12.35
1982 11.86
1983 12.37
1984 12.46
1985 13.00
1986 16.42
1987 16.19
1989 17.80
1992 16.00
1993 14.32
1994 13.36
1995 13.34
1996 12.71
1997 13.09
1999 9.17
2000 8.53
2001 8.61
2002 8.59
2003 5.75
2004 5.19
2005 6.39
2006 5.37
2007 5.74
2008 5.42
2010 3.00
2011 2.85
2012 2.62
2013 3.42
2014 3.71
2015 5.30
2016 5.19

Development Relevance: Data on repeaters are often used to indicate an education system's internal efficiency. Repeaters not only increase the cost of education for the family and the school system, but also use limited school resources.

Limitations and Exceptions: Country policies on repetition and promotion differ. In some cases the number of repeaters is controlled because of limited capacity. In other cases the number of repeaters is almost 0 because of automatic promotion – suggesting a system that is highly efficient but that may not be endowing students with enough cognitive skills.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Share of repeaters in primary school is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary school by the total number of students enrolled in primary school, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency