Bhutan vs Zambia: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes

Bhutan
5.4%
in 2017
Zambia
5.2%
in 2012
Bhutan rank
54th
Zambia rank
56th

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Bhutan
  • Zambia
05101520197119942017

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 5.4% against 5.2% in Zambia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 56th of 178 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 15.4% 2.4% 13.0% Bhutan
1990s 11.4% 6.0% 5.4% Bhutan
2000s 6.1% 6.1% 0.0% Bhutan
2010s 4.3% 5.2% 0.9% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes, Bhutan or Zambia?
Bhutan, at 5.4% against 5.2% in Zambia as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Bhutan and Zambia?
0.2%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Zambia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2012.
How do Bhutan and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
Bhutan ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 56th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 4 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 4 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,831 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.