Chad vs Nicaragua: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Chad
17.9%
in 2018
Nicaragua
19.4%
in 2007
Chad rank
15th
Nicaragua rank
12th

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

  • Chad
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 19.4% against 17.9% in Chad, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 15th and Nicaragua ranks 12th of 188 countries.

Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 42.7% 19.1% 23.6% Chad
1980s 40.8% 28.4% 12.4% Chad
1990s 35.6% 21.5% 14.1% Chad
2000s 26.6% 16.2% 10.4% Chad

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, Chad or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 19.4% against 17.9% in Chad as of 2007.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Chad and Nicaragua?
1.5%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nicaragua?
13 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2005.
How do Chad and Nicaragua rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Chad ranks 15th and Nicaragua ranks 12th 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
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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.