Nicaragua vs Rwanda: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Nicaragua
9.1%
in 2007
Rwanda
9.2%
in 2018
Nicaragua rank
29th
Rwanda rank
28th

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 9.2% against 9.1% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Rwanda ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 29th and Rwanda ranks 28th of 179 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 11.4% 15.9% 4.5% Rwanda
1980s 10.8% 11.4% 0.7% Rwanda
1990s 10.1% 19.4% 9.3% Rwanda
2000s 9.3% 23.8% 14.5% Rwanda

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, Nicaragua or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 9.2% against 9.1% in Nicaragua as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Nicaragua and Rwanda?
0.1%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Rwanda?
21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2003.
How do Nicaragua and Rwanda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Nicaragua ranks 29th and Rwanda ranks 28th 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.