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

Ethiopia
5.3%
in 2014
Zambia
5.5%
in 2012
Ethiopia rank
37th
Zambia rank
34th

Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 5.5% against 5.3% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 34th of 118 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 8.7% 6.9% 1.8% Ethiopia
2000s 5.9% 6.7% 0.8% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female, Ethiopia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 5.5% against 5.3% in Ethiopia as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female between Ethiopia and Zambia?
0.2%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?
6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2008.
How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female?
Ethiopia ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 34th of 118 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
118 places, 2,213 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.