Colombia vs Mexico: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes
Colombia
1.1%
in 2017
Mexico
0.9%
in 2017
Colombia rank
93rd
Mexico rank
96th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Colombia
- Mexico
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in Mexico, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 93rd and Mexico ranks 96th of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9% | 5.3% | 0.6% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 4.4% | 0.6% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.7% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Colombia |
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, Colombia or Mexico?
- Colombia, at 1.1% against 0.9% in Mexico as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Colombia and Mexico?
- 0.2%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
- How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 93rd and Mexico ranks 96th 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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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.