Bhutan vs Zambia: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes

Bhutan
5.5%
in 2016
Zambia
5.7%
in 2012
Bhutan rank
41st
Zambia rank
39th

Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Bhutan
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 5.7% against 5.5% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 39th of 131 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 16.4% 1.0% 15.4% Bhutan
1990s 12.6% 7.1% 5.5% Bhutan
2000s 5.8% 6.7% 0.9% Zambia
2010s 6.3% 5.7% 0.6% Bhutan

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, Bhutan or Zambia?
Zambia, at 5.7% against 5.5% in Bhutan as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Bhutan and Zambia?
0.2%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Zambia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2012.
How do Bhutan and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
Bhutan ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 39th 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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,733 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

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.