Argentina vs Guatemala: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Argentina
3.4%
in 2016
Guatemala
3.6%
in 2018
Argentina rank
58th
Guatemala rank
56th

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Argentina
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 3.6% against 3.4% in Argentina, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guatemala ahead.

Argentina ranks 58th and Guatemala ranks 56th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Guatemala Difference Ahead
1970s 5.0% 5.3% 0.3% Guatemala
1990s 4.7% 4.9% 0.3% Guatemala
2000s 4.7% 4.6% 0.1% Argentina
2010s 2.6% 4.2% 1.5% Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes, Argentina or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 3.6% against 3.4% in Argentina as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Argentina and Guatemala?
0.2%, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Guatemala?
18 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Argentina and Guatemala rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 58th and Guatemala ranks 56th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 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 5 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 3,216 data points, 1970–2019
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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.