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

Jamaica
0.6%
in 2018
Saint Lucia
0.7%
in 2018
Jamaica rank
110th
Saint Lucia rank
108th

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

  • Jamaica
  • Saint Lucia
0123198320002018

How they compare

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

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 110th and Saint Lucia ranks 108th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1990s 2.1% 0.0% 2.1% Jamaica
2000s 1.6% 0.9% 0.8% Jamaica
2010s 1.4% 0.7% 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 Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Jamaica as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
0.1%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
9 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Jamaica and Saint Lucia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Jamaica ranks 110th and Saint Lucia ranks 108th 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.