Eritrea vs Timor-Leste: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Eritrea
8.5%
in 2017
Timor-Leste
8.6%
in 2018
Eritrea rank
34th
Timor-Leste rank
33rd

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

  • Eritrea
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 8.6% against 8.5% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Eritrea ranks 34th and Timor-Leste ranks 33rd of 157 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 9.5% 10.5% 1.0% Timor-Leste
2010s 7.2% 8.2% 1.0% Timor-Leste

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 Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 8.6% against 8.5% in Eritrea as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Eritrea and Timor-Leste?
0.1%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Timor-Leste?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
How do Eritrea and Timor-Leste rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Eritrea ranks 34th and Timor-Leste ranks 33rd 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.