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

Ethiopia
8.0%
in 2014
Laos
8.4%
in 2018
Ethiopia rank
41st
Laos rank
39th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Laos
10203040198119992018

How they compare

Laos currently reports 8.4% against 8.0% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 41st and Laos ranks 39th of 188 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Laos Difference Ahead
1990s 17.4% 36.9% 19.5% Laos
2000s 11.2% 32.8% 21.6% Laos
2010s 8.6% 20.7% 12.1% Laos

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 Laos?
Laos, at 8.4% against 8.0% in Ethiopia as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Ethiopia and Laos?
0.4%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Laos?
16 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2014.
How do Ethiopia and Laos rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 41st and Laos ranks 39th 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.