Bhutan vs Nicaragua: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)

Bhutan
8.9%
in 2017
Nicaragua
9.5%
in 2007
Bhutan rank
34th
Nicaragua rank
33rd

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time

  • Bhutan
  • Nicaragua
2.557.51012.515199820072017

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 9.5% against 8.9% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 34th and Nicaragua ranks 33rd of 156 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 12.9% 6.8% 6.1% Bhutan
2000s 7.2% 7.7% 0.5% Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Bhutan or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 9.5% against 8.9% in Bhutan as of 2007.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Bhutan and Nicaragua?
0.6%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Nicaragua?
5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.
How do Bhutan and Nicaragua rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Bhutan ranks 34th and Nicaragua ranks 33rd of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), 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 lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 2,040 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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