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

Nicaragua
21.1%
in 2007
Suriname
19.4%
in 2018
Nicaragua rank
12th
Suriname rank
15th

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 21.1% against 19.4% in Suriname, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Suriname ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 12th and Suriname ranks 15th of 186 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 18.4% 32.2% 13.8% Suriname
1980s 26.6% 30.5% 3.9% Suriname
2000s 18.5% 21.2% 2.8% 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, Nicaragua or Suriname?
Nicaragua, at 21.1% against 19.4% in Suriname as of 2007.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male between Nicaragua and Suriname?
1.7%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Suriname?
6 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2007.
How do Nicaragua and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Nicaragua ranks 12th 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.