Ethiopia vs Nicaragua: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes

Ethiopia
6.8%
in 2014
Nicaragua
7.3%
in 2007
Ethiopia rank
46th
Nicaragua rank
43rd

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Nicaragua
57.51012.515197019922014

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 7.3% against 6.8% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 46th and Nicaragua ranks 43rd of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1980s 5.6% 8.3% 2.7% Nicaragua
1990s 9.6% 7.2% 2.4% Ethiopia
2000s 11.6% 7.2% 4.4% Ethiopia

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, Ethiopia or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 7.3% against 6.8% in Ethiopia as of 2007.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Ethiopia and Nicaragua?
0.5%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nicaragua?
14 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2007.
How do Ethiopia and Nicaragua rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 46th and Nicaragua ranks 43rd 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.