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
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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About this data
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.