Niger vs Zambia: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes
Niger
4.4%
in 2013
Zambia
5.0%
in 2012
Niger rank
53rd
Zambia rank
52nd
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Niger
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 5.0% against 4.4% in Niger, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 53rd and Zambia ranks 52nd of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.4% | 0.6% | 18.9% | Niger |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 0.6% | 16.9% | Niger |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 5.9% | 9.2% | Niger |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.2% | 1.9% | Niger |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 5.0% | 0.4% | 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, Niger or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 5.0% against 4.4% in Niger as of 2012.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Niger and Zambia?
- 0.6%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Zambia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
- How do Niger and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Niger ranks 53rd 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.
Individual pages
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.