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

Ethiopia
5.8%
in 2014
Zambia
5.7%
in 2012
Ethiopia rank
38th
Zambia rank
39th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Zambia
051015197119922014

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 5.8% against 5.7% in Zambia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Zambia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 39th of 131 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 7.6% 7.1% 0.5% Ethiopia
2000s 7.7% 7.1% 0.7% Ethiopia

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, Ethiopia or Zambia?
Ethiopia, at 5.8% against 5.7% in Zambia as of 2014.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Ethiopia and Zambia?
0.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?
8 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2009.
How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 38th 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.