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
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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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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.