Dominican Republic vs Latvia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Dominican Republic
1.1%
in 2018
Latvia
1.3%
in 2017
Dominican Republic rank
107th
Latvia rank
105th

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

  • Dominican Republic
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 1.3% against 1.1% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Latvia ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 107th and Latvia ranks 105th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 2.6% 4.2% 1.6% Latvia
2000s 5.2% 4.7% 0.5% Dominican Republic
2010s 3.4% 2.1% 1.4% Dominican Republic

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, Dominican Republic or Latvia?
Latvia, at 1.3% against 1.1% in Dominican Republic as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Dominican Republic and Latvia?
0.2%, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Latvia?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Dominican Republic and Latvia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Dominican Republic ranks 107th and Latvia ranks 105th 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.