Jamaica vs Pakistan: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Jamaica
1.9%
in 2018
Pakistan
2.0%
in 2018
Jamaica rank
96th
Pakistan rank
95th

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

  • Jamaica
  • Pakistan
2468198320002018

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 96th and Pakistan ranks 95th of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 4.0% 4.4% 0.4% Pakistan
2010s 3.0% 2.7% 0.3% Jamaica

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, Jamaica or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Jamaica as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Jamaica and Pakistan?
0.1%, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Pakistan?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Jamaica and Pakistan rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Jamaica ranks 96th and Pakistan ranks 95th 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.