Jamaica vs Latvia: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes
Jamaica
0.6%
in 2018
Latvia
0.5%
in 2017
Jamaica rank
110th
Latvia rank
112th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Jamaica
- Latvia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Latvia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Latvia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 110th and Latvia ranks 112th of 157 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Jamaica |
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, Jamaica or Latvia?
- Jamaica, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Latvia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Jamaica and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latvia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
- How do Jamaica and Latvia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Jamaica ranks 110th and Latvia ranks 112th 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
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.