Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes
Eritrea
8.5%
in 2017
Ethiopia
7.6%
in 2014
Eritrea rank
34th
Ethiopia rank
37th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 8.5% against 7.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 34th and Ethiopia ranks 37th of 157 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 7.8% | 8.4% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 11.5% | 1.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 9.7% | 2.9% | Ethiopia |
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, Eritrea or Ethiopia?
- Eritrea, at 8.5% against 7.6% in Ethiopia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Eritrea and Ethiopia?
- 0.9%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ethiopia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2014.
- How do Eritrea and Ethiopia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 34th and Ethiopia ranks 37th 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.