Rwanda vs Suriname: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes
Rwanda
15.1%
in 2018
Suriname
16.6%
in 2018
Rwanda rank
19th
Suriname rank
17th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Rwanda
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 16.6% against 15.1% in Rwanda, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Suriname ahead.
Rwanda ranks 19th and Suriname ranks 17th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.5% | 28.7% | 5.2% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 20.1% | 26.4% | 6.3% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 19.6% | 1.3% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 17.4% | 3.9% | 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, Rwanda or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 16.6% against 15.1% in Rwanda as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Rwanda and Suriname?
- 1.5%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Suriname?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
- How do Rwanda and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Rwanda ranks 19th and Suriname ranks 17th 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.