Ethiopia vs Guinea: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Ethiopia
8.0%
in 2014
Guinea
7.8%
in 2013
Ethiopia rank
41st
Guinea rank
43rd

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 8.0% against 7.8% in Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Guinea ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 41st and Guinea ranks 43rd of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 16.9% 25.8% 8.9% Guinea
1990s 16.6% 22.2% 5.6% Guinea
2000s 7.9% 6.4% 1.5% Ethiopia
2010s 8.8% 9.6% 0.8% Guinea

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, Ethiopia or Guinea?
Ethiopia, at 8.0% against 7.8% in Guinea as of 2014.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Ethiopia and Guinea?
0.2%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guinea?
14 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Guinea rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 41st and Guinea ranks 43rd 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.