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

Guatemala
4.4%
in 2018
Zambia
5.2%
in 2012
Guatemala rank
51st
Zambia rank
49th

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

  • Guatemala
  • Zambia
0246197219952018

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 51st and Zambia ranks 49th of 140 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 5.9% 0.5% 5.4% Guatemala
1990s 5.4% 6.5% 1.1% Zambia
2000s 5.0% 6.1% 1.2% Zambia
2010s 4.9% 5.2% 0.3% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male, Guatemala or Zambia?
Zambia, at 5.2% against 4.4% in Guatemala as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male between Guatemala and Zambia?
0.8%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Zambia?
9 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2012.
How do Guatemala and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Guatemala ranks 51st 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.