Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Namibia: Repeaters, primary, total

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
4.4%
in 2018
Namibia
15.7%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
17th
Namibia rank
14th

Repeaters, primary, total over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 15.7% against 4.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 11.3%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 3.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Namibia ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Namibia ranks 14th of 42 groups.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 12.5% 17.1% 4.6% Namibia
2000s 9.7% 14.8% 5.1% Namibia
2010s 5.3% 15.3% 10.0% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Namibia?
Namibia, at 15.7% against 4.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters, primary, total between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Namibia?
11.3%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Namibia?
19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Namibia rank globally for repeaters, primary, total?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Namibia ranks 14th of 42 groups.
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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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.