Niger vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education

Niger
23.1%
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe
23.7%
in 2016
Niger rank
9th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
6th

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

  • Niger
  • Sao Tome and Principe
10203040197119942018

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 23.7% against 23.1% in Niger, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Niger ranks 9th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 6th of 164 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 12.9% 41.0% 28.1% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 13.3% 32.4% 19.1% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 20.8% 22.9% 2.1% Sao Tome and Principe

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, Niger or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 23.7% against 23.1% in Niger as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education between Niger and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.6%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sao Tome and Principe?
8 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.
How do Niger and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education?
Niger ranks 9th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 6th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 2,796 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.