Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female

Eritrea
6.8%
in 2017
Ethiopia
7.3%
in 2014
Eritrea rank
34th
Ethiopia rank
31st

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female over time

  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
510152025198119992017

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 7.3% against 6.8% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 34th and Ethiopia ranks 31st of 141 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 19.7% 9.2% 10.6% Eritrea
2000s 9.9% 11.5% 1.6% Ethiopia
2010s 5.6% 10.2% 4.6% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female, Eritrea or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 7.3% against 6.8% in Eritrea as of 2014.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female between Eritrea and Ethiopia?
0.5%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ethiopia?
16 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2014.
How do Eritrea and Ethiopia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
Eritrea ranks 34th and Ethiopia ranks 31st of 141 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,591 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.