Kenya vs Tanzania: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes
Kenya
3.2%
in 2015
Tanzania
3.4%
in 2018
Kenya rank
80th
Tanzania rank
78th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 3.4% against 3.2% in Kenya, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 80th and Tanzania ranks 78th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 0.9% | 2.9% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 13.6% | 3.2% | 10.4% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 3.4% | 3.1% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 9.8% | 3.6% | 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, Kenya or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 3.4% against 3.2% in Kenya as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Kenya and Tanzania?
- 0.2%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2004.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 80th 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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About this data
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.