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

Guatemala
3.6%
in 2018
Niger
4.4%
in 2013
Guatemala rank
56th
Niger rank
53rd

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

  • Guatemala
  • Niger
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How they compare

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

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

Across all 18 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 56th and Niger ranks 53rd of 157 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 5.4% 18.7% 13.2% Niger
1980s 5.6% 17.5% 11.9% Niger
1990s 5.5% 16.1% 10.6% Niger
2000s 4.5% 9.3% 4.8% Niger
2010s 3.9% 4.8% 0.9% Niger

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 Niger?
Niger, at 4.4% against 3.6% in Guatemala as of 2013.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Guatemala and Niger?
0.8%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Niger?
18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
How do Guatemala and Niger rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Guatemala ranks 56th and Niger ranks 53rd 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.