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

Ethiopia
7.6%
in 2014
Morocco
6.8%
in 2018
Ethiopia rank
37th
Morocco rank
38th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 7.6% against 6.8% in Morocco, a difference of 0.8%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Morocco ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 37th and Morocco ranks 38th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Morocco in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Morocco Difference Ahead
1980s 5.6% 29.0% 23.4% Morocco
1990s 8.0% 10.0% 2.0% Morocco
2000s 11.5% 9.2% 2.3% Ethiopia
2010s 9.7% 6.0% 3.7% 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 Morocco?
Ethiopia, at 7.6% against 6.8% in Morocco as of 2014.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Ethiopia and Morocco?
0.8%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Morocco?
22 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2014.
How do Ethiopia and Morocco rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 37th and Morocco ranks 38th 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.