Dominican Republic vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Dominican Republic
1.1%
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe
1.0%
in 2016
Dominican Republic rank
107th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
110th

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

  • Dominican Republic
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 107th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 110th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 3.7% 30.6% 26.9% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 4.4% 20.4% 16.0% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 3.2% 1.4% 1.7% 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
Dominican Republic, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe?
8 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Dominican Republic ranks 107th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 110th 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.