Bhutan vs Nicaragua: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both

Bhutan
8.9%
in 2017
Nicaragua
7.4%
in 2007
Bhutan rank
41st
Nicaragua rank
44th

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Bhutan
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 8.9% against 7.4% in Nicaragua, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Bhutan ranks 41st and Nicaragua ranks 44th of 161 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 5.9% 22.7% 16.8% Nicaragua
1990s 9.0% 6.9% 2.1% Bhutan
2000s 8.3% 5.7% 2.6% Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both, Bhutan or Nicaragua?
Bhutan, at 8.9% against 7.4% in Nicaragua as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both between Bhutan and Nicaragua?
1.5%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Nicaragua?
8 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2007.
How do Bhutan and Nicaragua rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both?
Bhutan ranks 41st and Nicaragua ranks 44th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 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 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
161 places, 3,005 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.