Mauritania vs Niger: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Mauritania
0.3%
in 2018
Niger
0.2%
in 2015
Mauritania rank
141st
Niger rank
144th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Niger
051015197119942018

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Niger, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 141st and Niger ranks 144th of 186 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 11.6% 3.8% 7.8% Mauritania
1980s 11.5% 2.1% 9.4% Mauritania
1990s 13.6% 2.8% 10.8% Mauritania
2000s 6.3% 0.4% 5.9% Mauritania
2010s 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male, Mauritania or Niger?
Mauritania, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Niger as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male between Mauritania and Niger?
0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
15 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Mauritania ranks 141st and Niger ranks 144th 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.