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

Ethiopia
8.0%
in 2014
Saint Lucia
8.6%
in 2018
Ethiopia rank
41st
Saint Lucia rank
38th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Saint Lucia
05101520198119992018

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 8.6% against 8.0% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 41st and Saint Lucia ranks 38th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1990s 19.4% 3.6% 15.8% Ethiopia
2000s 10.4% 6.4% 3.9% Ethiopia
2010s 8.9% 7.8% 1.1% Ethiopia

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 Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia, at 8.6% 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 Saint Lucia?
0.6%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Saint Lucia?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Saint Lucia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 41st and Saint Lucia ranks 38th 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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About this data

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.