Guinea-Bissau vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Repeaters, primary, total

Guinea-Bissau
14.1%
in 2010
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
4.4%
in 2018
Guinea-Bissau rank
18th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
17th

Repeaters, primary, total over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 14.1% against 4.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 9.7%.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 3.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 189 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 29.8% 12.8% 17.0% Guinea-Bissau
1980s 33.4% 13.8% 19.6% Guinea-Bissau
2000s 19.5% 10.6% 8.9% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 14.1% 6.0% 8.1% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, Guinea-Bissau or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Guinea-Bissau, at 14.1% against 4.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2010.
What is the difference in repeaters, primary, total between Guinea-Bissau and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
9.7%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
13 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2010.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for repeaters, primary, total?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)
Unit
% of total enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,836 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.