Jamaica vs Poland: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Jamaica
0.6%
in 2018
Poland
0.7%
in 2017
Jamaica rank
110th
Poland rank
107th

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

  • Jamaica
  • Poland
02468197119942018

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Poland ahead.

Jamaica ranks 110th and Poland ranks 107th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Poland Difference Ahead
1980s 2.0% 4.9% 2.9% Poland
1990s 2.1% 2.9% 0.8% Poland
2000s 1.7% 1.0% 0.7% Jamaica
2010s 1.6% 1.0% 0.6% 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 Poland?
Poland, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Jamaica as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Jamaica and Poland?
0.1%, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Poland?
12 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2017.
How do Jamaica and Poland rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Jamaica ranks 110th and Poland ranks 107th 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.