Afghanistan vs Rwanda: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education

Afghanistan
5.4%
in 2017
Rwanda
4.7%
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
50th
Rwanda rank
53rd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 5.4% against 4.7% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 50th and Rwanda ranks 53rd of 172 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 28.6% 10.0% 18.6% Afghanistan
2010s 5.7% 6.4% 0.7% Rwanda

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, Afghanistan or Rwanda?
Afghanistan, at 5.4% against 4.7% in Rwanda as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education between Afghanistan and Rwanda?
0.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Rwanda?
7 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Rwanda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
Afghanistan ranks 50th and Rwanda ranks 53rd of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,110 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.