Jamaica vs Latvia: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male

Jamaica
0.6%
in 2018
Latvia
0.5%
in 2017
Jamaica rank
117th
Latvia rank
120th

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

  • Jamaica
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Latvia, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 117th and Latvia ranks 120th of 174 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Latvia Difference Ahead
2000s 2.3% 2.0% 0.3% Jamaica
2010s 1.4% 0.9% 0.6% Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male, Jamaica or Latvia?
Jamaica, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Latvia as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male between Jamaica and Latvia?
0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latvia?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Jamaica and Latvia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male?
Jamaica ranks 117th and Latvia ranks 120th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
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 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.