Namibia vs Niger: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male

Namibia
16.8%
in 2017
Niger
14.7%
in 2013
Namibia rank
14th
Niger rank
16th

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

  • Namibia
  • Niger
102030405060197119942017

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 16.8% against 14.7% in Niger, a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Niger ahead.

Namibia ranks 14th and Niger ranks 16th of 118 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Niger Difference Ahead
1990s 12.0% 38.0% 26.1% Niger
2000s 15.0% 20.3% 5.3% Niger
2010s 15.3% 18.8% 3.5% Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male, Namibia or Niger?
Namibia, at 16.8% against 14.7% in Niger as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male between Namibia and Niger?
2.1%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Niger?
11 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2012.
How do Namibia and Niger rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male?
Namibia ranks 14th and Niger ranks 16th of 118 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
118 places, 2,212 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

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