Ethiopia vs Nicaragua: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both

Ethiopia
8.8%
in 2014
Nicaragua
9.8%
in 2007
Ethiopia rank
44th
Nicaragua rank
41st

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Nicaragua
510152025197819962014

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 9.8% against 8.8% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 44th and Nicaragua ranks 41st of 172 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1980s 17.3% 4.5% 12.8% Ethiopia
1990s 16.7% 8.9% 7.7% Ethiopia
2000s 9.1% 8.1% 1.0% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both, Ethiopia or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 9.8% against 8.8% in Ethiopia as of 2007.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both between Ethiopia and Nicaragua?
1.0%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nicaragua?
11 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2007.
How do Ethiopia and Nicaragua rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both?
Ethiopia ranks 44th and Nicaragua ranks 41st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 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 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,327 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.