Kenya vs Mauritania: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both

Kenya
4.4%
in 2015
Mauritania
4.6%
in 2018
Kenya rank
72nd
Mauritania rank
69th

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

  • Kenya
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 4.6% against 4.4% in Kenya, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Mauritania ahead.

Kenya ranks 72nd and Mauritania ranks 69th of 178 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 14.9% 9.2% 5.7% Kenya
2010s 4.5% 8.5% 4.0% Mauritania

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, Kenya or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 4.6% against 4.4% in Kenya as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both between Kenya and Mauritania?
0.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?
5 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2015.
How do Kenya and Mauritania rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Kenya ranks 72nd and Mauritania ranks 69th 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.