Eritrea vs Niger: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both

Eritrea
17.7%
in 2017
Niger
20.1%
in 2018
Eritrea rank
22nd
Niger rank
19th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Eritrea
  • Niger
0102030197119942018

How they compare

Niger currently reports 20.1% against 17.7% in Eritrea, a difference of 2.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 22nd and Niger ranks 19th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Niger Difference Ahead
1990s 23.9% 23.9% 0.1% Eritrea
2000s 17.9% 18.3% 0.4% Niger
2010s 15.6% 18.3% 2.7% Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both, Eritrea or Niger?
Niger, at 20.1% against 17.7% in Eritrea as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both between Eritrea and Niger?
2.4%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Niger?
16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Eritrea and Niger rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Eritrea ranks 22nd and Niger ranks 19th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general 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 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,631 data points, 1970–2019
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.