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
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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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.