Bhutan vs Ethiopia: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Bhutan
6.8%
in 2017
Ethiopia
6.2%
in 2014
Bhutan rank
39th
Ethiopia rank
41st

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Bhutan
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 6.8% against 6.2% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 39th and Ethiopia ranks 41st of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 15.7% 8.8% 7.0% Bhutan
2000s 8.7% 7.6% 1.1% Bhutan
2010s 6.0% 7.8% 1.8% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes, Bhutan or Ethiopia?
Bhutan, at 6.8% against 6.2% in Ethiopia as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Bhutan and Ethiopia?
0.6%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Ethiopia?
13 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.
How do Bhutan and Ethiopia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Bhutan ranks 39th and Ethiopia ranks 41st of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 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 3 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,950 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.