Guatemala vs Nepal: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Guatemala
3.6%
in 2018
Nepal
4.4%
in 2016
Guatemala rank
56th
Nepal rank
54th

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

  • Guatemala
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 4.4% against 3.6% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Guatemala's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 56th and Nepal ranks 54th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Nepal Difference Ahead
1990s 4.9% 11.3% 6.4% Nepal
2000s 4.8% 9.9% 5.1% Nepal
2010s 4.0% 5.1% 1.0% Nepal

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, Guatemala or Nepal?
Nepal, at 4.4% against 3.6% in Guatemala as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Guatemala and Nepal?
0.8%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nepal?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Guatemala and Nepal rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Guatemala ranks 56th and Nepal ranks 54th 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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About this data

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.