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
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
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.