Nicaragua vs Zambia: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Nicaragua
5.2%
in 2007
Zambia
5.0%
in 2012
Nicaragua rank
50th
Zambia rank
52nd

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 5.2% against 5.0% in Zambia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 50th and Zambia ranks 52nd of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 7.9% 0.5% 7.4% Nicaragua
1980s 4.4% 1.1% 3.4% Nicaragua
1990s 3.2% 6.3% 3.1% Zambia
2000s 4.9% 6.6% 1.7% Zambia

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, Nicaragua or Zambia?
Nicaragua, at 5.2% against 5.0% in Zambia as of 2007.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Nicaragua and Zambia?
0.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zambia?
13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do Nicaragua and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Nicaragua ranks 50th and Zambia ranks 52nd 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
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.