Iraq vs Nicaragua: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female

Iraq
8.9%
in 1999
Nicaragua
9.6%
in 2007
Iraq rank
26th
Nicaragua rank
24th

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female over time

  • Iraq
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 9.6% against 8.9% in Iraq, a difference of 0.7%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 26th and Nicaragua ranks 24th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 15.5% 12.5% 3.0% Iraq
1980s 16.1% 14.2% 1.9% Iraq
1990s 8.9% 4.2% 4.8% Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female, Iraq or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 9.6% against 8.9% in Iraq as of 2007.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female between Iraq and Nicaragua?
0.7%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nicaragua?
10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1999.
How do Iraq and Nicaragua rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female?
Iraq ranks 26th and Nicaragua ranks 24th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 3,410 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.