Guatemala vs Suriname: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Guatemala
18.7%
in 2018
Suriname
19.4%
in 2018
Guatemala rank
17th
Suriname rank
15th

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

  • Guatemala
  • Suriname
102030197519962018

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 19.4% against 18.7% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Suriname ahead.

Guatemala ranks 17th and Suriname ranks 15th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 26.1% 29.6% 3.5% Suriname
2000s 26.1% 22.0% 4.1% Guatemala
2010s 19.8% 20.5% 0.7% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male, Guatemala or Suriname?
Suriname, at 19.4% against 18.7% in Guatemala as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male between Guatemala and Suriname?
0.7%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Suriname?
16 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Guatemala and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Guatemala ranks 17th and Suriname ranks 15th 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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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.