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

Namibia
19.5%
in 2017
Vanuatu
19.4%
in 2009
Namibia rank
11th
Vanuatu rank
13th

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

  • Namibia
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

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

Across all 7 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 11th and Vanuatu ranks 13th of 188 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 20.5% 12.3% 8.2% Namibia
2000s 18.7% 16.8% 1.9% Namibia

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 Vanuatu?
Namibia, at 19.5% against 19.4% in Vanuatu as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Namibia and Vanuatu?
0.1%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Vanuatu?
7 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2009.
How do Namibia and Vanuatu rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Namibia ranks 11th and Vanuatu ranks 13th 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.