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
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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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.