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

Ethiopia
7.6%
in 2014
Lebanon
6.5%
in 2018
Ethiopia rank
37th
Lebanon rank
40th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Lebanon
2.557.51012.515198119992018

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 7.6% against 6.5% in Lebanon, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Lebanon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 37th and Lebanon ranks 40th of 157 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Lebanon Difference Ahead
1990s 13.0% 7.9% 5.1% Ethiopia
2000s 11.8% 10.3% 1.5% Ethiopia
2010s 10.7% 9.8% 1.0% 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, Ethiopia or Lebanon?
Ethiopia, at 7.6% against 6.5% in Lebanon as of 2014.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Ethiopia and Lebanon?
1.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lebanon?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Lebanon rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 37th and Lebanon ranks 40th 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.