Colombia vs Samoa: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female

Colombia
2.2%
in 2017
Samoa
2.4%
in 2018
Colombia rank
86th
Samoa rank
83rd

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female over time

  • Colombia
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 2.4% against 2.2% in Colombia, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 86th and Samoa ranks 83rd of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 8.7% 2.5% 6.2% Colombia
2000s 5.9% 2.4% 3.5% Colombia
2010s 2.6% 3.6% 1.0% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female, Colombia or Samoa?
Samoa, at 2.4% against 2.2% in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Colombia and Samoa?
0.2%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Samoa?
11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Colombia and Samoa rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
Colombia ranks 86th and Samoa ranks 83rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,825 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.