Nepal vs Rwanda: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Nepal
13.0%
in 2016
Rwanda
15.1%
in 2018
Nepal rank
22nd
Rwanda rank
19th

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

  • Nepal
  • Rwanda
1020304050197119942018

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 15.1% against 13.0% in Nepal, a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 22nd and Rwanda ranks 19th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 44.3% 31.9% 12.4% Nepal
2000s 35.2% 26.4% 8.7% Nepal
2010s 18.6% 22.2% 3.6% Rwanda

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, Nepal or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 15.1% against 13.0% in Nepal as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Nepal and Rwanda?
2.1%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Rwanda?
15 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Nepal and Rwanda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Nepal ranks 22nd and Rwanda ranks 19th 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.