Brazil vs Guinea-Bissau: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Brazil
27.3%
in 2003
Guinea-Bissau
43.4%
in 1987
Brazil rank
5th
Guinea-Bissau rank
2nd

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Brazil
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 43.4% against 27.3% in Brazil, a difference of 16.1%.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.6 times Brazil's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 2nd of 188 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1970s 26.5% 35.3% 8.8% Guinea-Bissau
1980s 29.6% 34.0% 4.4% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, Brazil or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 43.4% against 27.3% in Brazil as of 1987.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Brazil and Guinea-Bissau?
16.1%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Guinea-Bissau?
5 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 1983.
How do Brazil and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Brazil ranks 5th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,401 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.