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

Eritrea
17.7%
in 2017
Suriname
15.4%
in 2018
Eritrea rank
22nd
Suriname rank
25th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 17.7% against 15.4% in Suriname, a difference of 2.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Suriname ahead.

Eritrea ranks 22nd and Suriname ranks 25th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 15.7% 13.6% 2.1% Eritrea
2010s 15.6% 15.8% 0.2% Suriname

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 Suriname?
Eritrea, at 17.7% against 15.4% in Suriname as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both between Eritrea and Suriname?
2.3%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Suriname?
8 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do Eritrea and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Eritrea ranks 22nd and Suriname ranks 25th 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.