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

Tanzania
4.5%
in 2018
Zambia
5.2%
in 2012
Tanzania rank
58th
Zambia rank
56th

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

  • Tanzania
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 5.2% against 4.5% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Zambia ahead.

Tanzania ranks 58th and Zambia ranks 56th of 178 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9% 3.4% 2.5% Zambia
1980s 0.3% 1.8% 1.5% Zambia
1990s 11.4% 6.0% 5.4% Tanzania
2000s 6.6% 6.5% 0.0% Tanzania
2010s 5.5% 5.2% 0.3% Tanzania

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, Tanzania or Zambia?
Zambia, at 5.2% against 4.5% in Tanzania as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Tanzania and Zambia?
0.7%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
15 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
Tanzania ranks 58th 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.