Mauritania vs Rwanda: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both

Mauritania
5.2%
in 2017
Rwanda
4.8%
in 2018
Mauritania rank
56th
Rwanda rank
57th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Rwanda
051015197119942018

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 5.2% against 4.8% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 56th and Rwanda ranks 57th of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 12.8% 9.3% 3.4% Mauritania
1980s 11.9% 10.0% 1.8% Mauritania
1990s 9.5% 0.3% 9.3% Mauritania
2010s 7.5% 7.6% 0.0% Rwanda

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, Mauritania or Rwanda?
Mauritania, at 5.2% against 4.8% in Rwanda as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both between Mauritania and Rwanda?
0.4%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Rwanda?
10 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
How do Mauritania and Rwanda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both?
Mauritania ranks 56th and Rwanda ranks 57th 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.