Sao Tome and Principe vs Suriname: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both

Sao Tome and Principe
14.7%
in 2016
Suriname
15.4%
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe rank
27th
Suriname rank
25th

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

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 15.4% against 14.7% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 27th and Suriname ranks 25th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 27.6% 14.6% 12.9% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 29.6% 13.7% 15.9% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 15.0% 15.4% 0.3% 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, Sao Tome and Principe or Suriname?
Suriname, at 15.4% against 14.7% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both between Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname?
0.7%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname?
6 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 27th 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.