Tanzania vs Thailand: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Tanzania
3.4%
in 2018
Thailand
2.9%
in 2017
Tanzania rank
78th
Thailand rank
81st

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

  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 3.4% against 2.9% in Thailand, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Thailand ahead.

Tanzania ranks 78th and Thailand ranks 81st of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4% 19.3% 18.9% Thailand
1980s 3.2% 15.4% 12.2% Thailand
1990s 3.4% 9.2% 5.8% Thailand
2000s 6.8% 9.1% 2.2% Thailand
2010s 6.1% 3.4% 2.7% Tanzania

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, Tanzania or Thailand?
Tanzania, at 3.4% against 2.9% in Thailand as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Tanzania and Thailand?
0.5%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Thailand?
8 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
How do Tanzania and Thailand rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Tanzania ranks 78th and Thailand ranks 81st 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.