Colombia vs Tanzania: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Colombia
1.5%
in 2017
Tanzania
1.6%
in 2018
Colombia rank
91st
Tanzania rank
88th

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

  • Colombia
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 91st and Tanzania ranks 88th of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 14.6% 0.7% 13.9% Colombia
1980s 11.4% 2.3% 9.1% Colombia
1990s 7.1% 1.6% 5.5% Colombia
2000s 3.4% 3.4% 0.1% Tanzania
2010s 1.4% 2.4% 1.0% Tanzania

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, Colombia or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Colombia and Tanzania?
0.1%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Tanzania?
27 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Colombia and Tanzania rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 91st and Tanzania ranks 88th 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.