Cuba vs Jamaica: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes
Cuba
0.5%
in 2018
Jamaica
0.6%
in 2018
Cuba rank
113th
Jamaica rank
110th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Cuba
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Cuba, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 113th and Jamaica ranks 110th of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.3% | 2.0% | 3.3% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.7% | 1.1% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.9% | Jamaica |
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, Cuba or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Cuba as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Cuba and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Jamaica?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2018.
- How do Cuba and Jamaica rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Cuba ranks 113th and Jamaica ranks 110th 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.