Indonesia vs Tanzania: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Indonesia
3.3%
in 2017
Tanzania
3.4%
in 2018
Indonesia rank
79th
Tanzania rank
78th

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

  • Indonesia
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 3.4% against 3.3% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 79th and Tanzania ranks 78th of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 16.6% 0.8% 15.8% Indonesia
1980s 15.8% 3.5% 12.3% Indonesia
1990s 14.9% 3.8% 11.0% Indonesia
2000s 7.7% 7.6% 0.1% Indonesia
2010s 3.7% 6.5% 2.8% Tanzania

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, Indonesia or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 3.4% against 3.3% in Indonesia as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Indonesia and Tanzania?
0.1%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Tanzania?
28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Indonesia and Tanzania rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Indonesia ranks 79th and Tanzania ranks 78th 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.