Ethiopia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female

Ethiopia
7.8%
in 2014
Lao People's Democratic Republic
7.4%
in 2018
Ethiopia rank
36th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
38th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 7.8% against 7.4% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 36th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 38th of 186 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 18.6% 35.6% 17.0% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 11.1% 32.0% 20.9% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 9.0% 19.7% 10.7% Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female, Ethiopia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Ethiopia, at 7.8% against 7.4% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2014.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Ethiopia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.4%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
16 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2014.
How do Ethiopia and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
Ethiopia ranks 36th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 38th 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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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.