Rwanda vs Suriname: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Rwanda
10.7%
in 2018
Suriname
12.3%
in 2018
Rwanda rank
27th
Suriname rank
24th

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

  • Rwanda
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 12.3% against 10.7% in Rwanda, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Suriname ahead.

Rwanda ranks 27th and Suriname ranks 24th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 13.6% 23.5% 9.9% Suriname
1980s 9.0% 21.0% 11.9% Suriname
2000s 13.5% 14.3% 0.8% Suriname
2010s 15.9% 13.8% 2.1% Rwanda

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, Rwanda or Suriname?
Suriname, at 12.3% against 10.7% in Rwanda as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Rwanda and Suriname?
1.6%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Suriname?
16 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
How do Rwanda and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Rwanda ranks 27th and Suriname ranks 24th 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.