Bhutan vs Zambia: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes
Bhutan
5.6%
in 2017
Zambia
5.0%
in 2012
Bhutan rank
53rd
Zambia rank
56th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Bhutan
- Zambia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 5.6% against 5.0% in Zambia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 53rd and Zambia ranks 56th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.5% | 0.4% | 16.1% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 4.6% | 9.7% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.4% | 1.6% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 5.0% | 0.3% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes, Bhutan or Zambia?
- Bhutan, at 5.6% against 5.0% in Zambia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Bhutan and Zambia?
- 0.6%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Zambia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2012.
- How do Bhutan and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
- Bhutan ranks 53rd and Zambia ranks 56th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.