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
5101520198119992017

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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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.