Colombia vs United States: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female over time
- Colombia
- United States
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in United States, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 86th and United States ranks 89th of 186 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 0.0% | 8.7% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 0.0% | 5.9% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.4% | 1.7% | Colombia |
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 United States?
- Colombia, at 2.2% against 2.1% in United States as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Colombia and United States?
- 0.1%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do Colombia and United States rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
- Colombia ranks 86th and United States ranks 89th 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
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.