Brazil vs Suriname: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Brazil
15.4%
in 2003
Suriname
16.0%
in 2018
Brazil rank
13th
Suriname rank
12th

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

  • Brazil
  • Suriname
0510152025197119942018

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 16.0% against 15.4% in Brazil, a difference of 0.6%.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 13th and Suriname ranks 12th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 14.4% 21.3% 6.9% Suriname
1980s 15.7% 21.0% 5.3% Suriname

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, Brazil or Suriname?
Suriname, at 16.0% against 15.4% in Brazil as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Brazil and Suriname?
0.6%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Suriname?
6 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 1984.
How do Brazil and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Brazil ranks 13th and Suriname ranks 12th 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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About this data

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.