Jamaica vs Philippines: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female

Jamaica
0.4%
in 2018
Philippines
0.5%
in 2017
Jamaica rank
100th
Philippines rank
98th

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

  • Jamaica
  • Philippines
0.511.52198220002018

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 100th and Philippines ranks 98th of 141 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Philippines Difference Ahead
1980s 1.6% 1.1% 0.6% Jamaica
2000s 1.3% 0.6% 0.7% Jamaica
2010s 0.9% 0.4% 0.5% Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female, Jamaica or Philippines?
Philippines, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Jamaica as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female between Jamaica and Philippines?
0.1%, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Philippines?
6 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2017.
How do Jamaica and Philippines rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
Jamaica ranks 100th and Philippines ranks 98th 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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About this data

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.