Namibia vs Zambia: Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes

Namibia
9.6%
in 2017
Zambia
7.4%
in 2012
Namibia rank
3rd
Zambia rank
5th

Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Namibia
  • Zambia
5101520197119942017

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 9.6% against 7.4% in Zambia, a difference of 2.2%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Zambia ahead.

Namibia ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 5th of 24 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 8.8% 12.6% 3.7% Zambia
2000s 13.3% 12.1% 1.2% Namibia
2010s 9.3% 7.4% 1.9% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 7 of primary education, both sexes, Namibia or Zambia?
Namibia, at 9.6% against 7.4% in Zambia as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 7 of primary education, both sexes between Namibia and Zambia?
2.2%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2012.
How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 7 of primary education, both sexes?
Namibia ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 5th of 24 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 7 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 7 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 408 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.