Brazil vs Eritrea: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Brazil
8.5%
in 2010
Eritrea
8.2%
in 2017
Brazil rank
36th
Eritrea rank
38th

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time

  • Brazil
  • Eritrea
10203040197119942017

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 8.5% against 8.2% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Eritrea ahead.

Brazil ranks 36th and Eritrea ranks 38th of 184 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Eritrea Difference Ahead
1990s 20.2% 29.9% 9.8% Eritrea
2000s 16.3% 16.6% 0.3% Eritrea
2010s 8.5% 12.3% 3.8% Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Brazil or Eritrea?
Brazil, at 8.5% against 8.2% in Eritrea as of 2010.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Brazil and Eritrea?
0.3%, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Eritrea?
13 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2010.
How do Brazil and Eritrea rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Brazil ranks 36th and Eritrea ranks 38th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary 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 primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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