Niger vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Niger
1.6%
in 2016
Sao Tome and Principe
1.7%
in 2016
Niger rank
86th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
83rd

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

  • Niger
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Niger, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Niger ranks 86th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 83rd of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 15.3% 18.2% 2.9% Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 10.4% 25.4% 15.0% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 5.3% 19.5% 14.2% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 2.5% 2.2% 0.3% Niger

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, Niger or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Niger as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Niger and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sao Tome and Principe?
16 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2016.
How do Niger and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Niger ranks 86th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 83rd 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.