Bhutan vs Rwanda: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Bhutan
10.1%
in 2017
Rwanda
10.7%
in 2018
Bhutan rank
28th
Rwanda rank
27th

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

  • Bhutan
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 10.7% against 10.1% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 28th and Rwanda ranks 27th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 15.8% 13.2% 2.6% Bhutan
1990s 14.6% 39.8% 25.2% Rwanda
2000s 11.6% 22.8% 11.2% Rwanda
2010s 9.0% 15.2% 6.2% Rwanda

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, Bhutan or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 10.7% against 10.1% in Bhutan as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Bhutan and Rwanda?
0.6%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Rwanda?
11 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
How do Bhutan and Rwanda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Bhutan ranks 28th and Rwanda ranks 27th 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
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.