Belize vs Jamaica: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes
Belize
5.1%
in 2017
Jamaica
5.4%
in 2018
Belize rank
44th
Jamaica rank
42nd
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Belize
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 5.4% against 5.1% in Belize, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 44th and Jamaica ranks 42nd of 131 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 8.5% | 1.2% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 9.5% | 4.1% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes, Belize or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 5.4% against 5.1% in Belize as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Belize and Jamaica?
- 0.3%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Jamaica?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Belize and Jamaica rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 44th and Jamaica ranks 42nd of 131 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.