Ethiopia vs Guinea: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Ethiopia
7.6%
in 2014
Guinea
6.7%
in 2013
Ethiopia rank
37th
Guinea rank
39th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Guinea
510152025197619952014

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 7.6% against 6.7% in Guinea, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Guinea ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 37th and Guinea ranks 39th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 5.6% 22.5% 16.9% Guinea
1990s 6.2% 23.8% 17.6% Guinea
2000s 10.1% 8.9% 1.2% Ethiopia
2010s 10.6% 13.1% 2.4% Guinea

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, Ethiopia or Guinea?
Ethiopia, at 7.6% against 6.7% in Guinea as of 2014.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Ethiopia and Guinea?
0.9%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guinea?
13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Guinea rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 37th and Guinea ranks 39th 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
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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.