Sao Tome and Principe vs Suriname: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes

Sao Tome and Principe
16.2%
in 2016
Suriname
15.8%
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe rank
16th
Suriname rank
17th

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

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Suriname
10203040197519962018

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 16.2% against 15.8% in Suriname, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Suriname ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th and Suriname ranks 17th of 178 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Suriname Difference Ahead
1980s 18.9% 22.3% 3.3% Suriname
2000s 9.3% 16.5% 7.1% Suriname
2010s 14.7% 16.9% 2.1% Suriname

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, Sao Tome and Principe or Suriname?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 16.2% against 15.8% in Suriname as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname?
0.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname?
10 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th and Suriname ranks 17th 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.