Estonia vs Lithuania: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Estonia
0.9%
in 2017
Lithuania
0.9%
in 2017
Estonia rank
113th
Lithuania rank
115th

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

  • Estonia
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 113th and Lithuania ranks 115th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Lithuania Difference Ahead
1990s 2.2% 1.9% 0.2% Estonia
2000s 1.1% 1.4% 0.2% Lithuania
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 0.0% Estonia

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, Estonia or Lithuania?
Estonia, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Lithuania as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Estonia and Lithuania?
0.0%, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?
21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.
How do Estonia and Lithuania rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Estonia ranks 113th and Lithuania ranks 115th 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.