Nepal vs Suriname: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female

Nepal
12.9%
in 2016
Suriname
13.3%
in 2018
Nepal rank
20th
Suriname rank
19th

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

  • Nepal
  • Suriname
1020304050197519962018

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 13.3% against 12.9% in Nepal, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 20th and Suriname ranks 19th of 186 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 32.7% 14.9% 17.8% Nepal
2010s 18.5% 13.9% 4.6% Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female, Nepal or Suriname?
Suriname, at 13.3% against 12.9% in Nepal as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Nepal and Suriname?
0.4%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Suriname?
10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
How do Nepal and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
Nepal ranks 20th and Suriname ranks 19th 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.