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
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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About this data
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.