Saint Lucia vs Zambia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Saint Lucia
8.6%
in 2018
Zambia
8.7%
in 2015
Saint Lucia rank
38th
Zambia rank
35th

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

  • Saint Lucia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 8.7% against 8.6% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Zambia ahead.

Saint Lucia ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 35th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saint Lucia Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 3.6% 4.3% 0.7% Zambia
2000s 6.6% 5.6% 1.1% Saint Lucia
2010s 7.9% 6.2% 1.7% Saint Lucia

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, Saint Lucia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 8.7% against 8.6% in Saint Lucia as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Saint Lucia and Zambia?
0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Zambia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do Saint Lucia and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Saint Lucia ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 35th 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.