Cape Verde vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)

Cape Verde
25.4%
in 2017
Sao Tome and Principe
30.2%
in 2016
Cape Verde rank
5th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
3rd

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

  • Cape Verde
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 30.2% against 25.4% in Cape Verde, a difference of 4.8%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 5th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd of 156 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 24.3% 37.1% 12.9% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 25.4% 26.3% 0.9% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Cape Verde or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 30.2% against 25.4% in Cape Verde as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
4.8%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
7 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Cape Verde ranks 5th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%). 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), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,981 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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