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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
4.4%
in 2018
Rwanda
13.6%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
17th
Rwanda rank
19th

Repeaters, primary, total over time

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

Rwanda currently reports 13.6% against 4.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 9.2%.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 3.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Rwanda ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Rwanda ranks 19th of 42 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 14.0% 22.9% 8.9% Rwanda
1980s 13.6% 11.5% 2.1% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 12.5% 16.8% 4.3% Rwanda
2000s 9.7% 23.4% 13.7% Rwanda
2010s 4.9% 15.1% 10.2% Rwanda

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 Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 13.6% 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 Rwanda?
9.2%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Rwanda?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Rwanda rank globally for repeaters, primary, total?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Rwanda ranks 19th 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.