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

Estonia
0.9%
in 2017
Sao Tome and Principe
1.0%
in 2016
Estonia rank
113th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
110th

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

  • Estonia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Estonia, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Estonia ranks 113th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 110th of 188 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 2.4% 30.6% 28.3% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 1.2% 22.6% 21.4% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 1.1% 1.4% 0.4% Sao Tome and Principe

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 Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Estonia as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Estonia and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sao Tome and Principe?
12 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Estonia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Estonia ranks 113th 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.