Algeria vs Zambia: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male

Algeria
4.4%
in 2018
Zambia
5.2%
in 2012
Algeria rank
52nd
Zambia rank
49th

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

  • Algeria
  • Zambia
051015197219952018

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 5.2% against 4.4% in Algeria, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 52nd and Zambia ranks 49th of 140 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 14.1% 0.6% 13.5% Algeria
1980s 9.9% 0.9% 9.1% Algeria
1990s 16.0% 6.1% 9.9% Algeria
2000s 10.4% 6.2% 4.1% Algeria
2010s 6.0% 5.2% 0.8% Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male, Algeria or Zambia?
Zambia, at 5.2% against 4.4% in Algeria as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male between Algeria and Zambia?
0.8%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Zambia?
14 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2012.
How do Algeria and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Algeria ranks 52nd and Zambia ranks 49th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 2,585 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

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