Bhutan vs Jamaica: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Bhutan
2.8%
in 2017
Jamaica
2.6%
in 2018
Bhutan rank
88th
Jamaica rank
89th

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

  • Bhutan
  • Jamaica
05101520197719972018

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 88th and Jamaica ranks 89th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Jamaica Difference Ahead
2000s 11.1% 6.3% 4.9% Bhutan
2010s 4.3% 4.2% 0.1% Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male, Bhutan or Jamaica?
Bhutan, at 2.8% against 2.6% in Jamaica as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male between Bhutan and Jamaica?
0.2%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Jamaica?
8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Bhutan and Jamaica rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Bhutan ranks 88th and Jamaica 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,824 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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