Peru vs Zambia: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Peru
4.4%
in 2016
Zambia
4.8%
in 2012
Peru rank
54th
Zambia rank
52nd

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

  • Peru
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 4.8% against 4.4% in Peru, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Peru ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 52nd of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 13.4% 0.7% 12.7% Peru
1980s 18.8% 0.5% 18.3% Peru
1990s 15.3% 4.8% 10.5% Peru
2000s 10.4% 5.6% 4.8% Peru

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, Peru or Zambia?
Zambia, at 4.8% against 4.4% in Peru as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Peru and Zambia?
0.4%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Zambia?
17 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2009.
How do Peru and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Peru ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 52nd 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.