Namibia vs Nicaragua: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Namibia
19.5%
in 2017
Nicaragua
19.4%
in 2007
Namibia rank
11th
Nicaragua rank
12th

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

  • Namibia
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 19.5% against 19.4% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 11th and Nicaragua ranks 12th of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 25.7% 22.5% 3.3% Namibia
2000s 16.6% 16.7% 0.1% Nicaragua

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, Namibia or Nicaragua?
Namibia, at 19.5% against 19.4% in Nicaragua as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Namibia and Nicaragua?
0.1%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nicaragua?
11 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2007.
How do Namibia and Nicaragua rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Namibia ranks 11th and Nicaragua ranks 12th 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.