Ethiopia vs Morocco: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male

Ethiopia
7.9%
in 2014
Morocco
9.0%
in 2018
Ethiopia rank
36th
Morocco rank
34th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 9.0% against 7.9% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Morocco ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 36th and Morocco ranks 34th of 140 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Morocco in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Morocco Difference Ahead
1980s 4.9% 29.9% 25.0% Morocco
1990s 7.0% 11.9% 4.9% Morocco
2000s 11.3% 11.5% 0.2% Morocco
2010s 9.2% 7.9% 1.4% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male, Ethiopia or Morocco?
Morocco, at 9.0% against 7.9% in Ethiopia as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male between Ethiopia and Morocco?
1.1%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Morocco?
22 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2014.
How do Ethiopia and Morocco rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Ethiopia ranks 36th and Morocco ranks 34th 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.