Mauritania vs Niger: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female

Mauritania
2.5%
in 2016
Niger
2.3%
in 2016
Mauritania rank
64th
Niger rank
65th

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female over time

  • Mauritania
  • Niger
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Niger, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 64th and Niger ranks 65th of 165 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Niger Difference Ahead
1980s 16.4% 14.0% 2.5% Mauritania
1990s 16.9% 11.7% 5.2% Mauritania
2000s 7.0% 7.3% 0.3% Niger
2010s 3.2% 3.1% 0.1% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female, Mauritania or Niger?
Mauritania, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Niger as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female between Mauritania and Niger?
0.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
13 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2016.
How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female?
Mauritania ranks 64th and Niger ranks 65th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
165 places, 3,138 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.