Namibia vs Suriname: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male

Namibia
16.4%
in 2017
Suriname
15.7%
in 2018
Namibia rank
12th
Suriname rank
14th

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

  • Namibia
  • Suriname
0102030197519962018

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 16.4% against 15.7% in Suriname, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 12th and Suriname ranks 14th of 174 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 15.9% 18.8% 2.9% Suriname
2010s 16.4% 15.9% 0.6% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male, Namibia or Suriname?
Namibia, at 16.4% against 15.7% in Suriname as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male between Namibia and Suriname?
0.7%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Suriname?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2017.
How do Namibia and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male?
Namibia ranks 12th and Suriname ranks 14th 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.