Colombia vs Mexico: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes

Colombia
1.8%
in 2017
Mexico
1.8%
in 2017
Colombia rank
92nd
Mexico rank
91st

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 1.8% against 1.8% in Colombia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 92nd and Mexico ranks 91st of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Mexico Difference Ahead
1980s 13.7% 11.2% 2.5% Colombia
1990s 8.4% 10.0% 1.7% Mexico
2000s 4.1% 6.7% 2.6% Mexico
2010s 2.0% 2.8% 0.7% Mexico

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, Colombia or Mexico?
Mexico, at 1.8% against 1.8% in Colombia as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Colombia and Mexico?
0.0%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
33 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 92nd and Mexico ranks 91st 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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,067 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.