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

Nicaragua
9.5%
in 2007
Zambia
10.6%
in 2012
Nicaragua rank
33rd
Zambia rank
31st

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Zambia
510152025199920052012

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 10.6% against 9.5% in Nicaragua, a difference of 1.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Zambia ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 31st of 156 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 6.8% 25.6% 18.8% Zambia
2000s 8.3% 10.8% 2.5% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Nicaragua or Zambia?
Zambia, at 10.6% against 9.5% in Nicaragua as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Nicaragua and Zambia?
1.1%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zambia?
5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.
How do Nicaragua and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Nicaragua ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 31st 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.