Cambodia vs Zambia: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Cambodia
6.0%
in 2018
Zambia
5.4%
in 2012
Cambodia rank
52nd
Zambia rank
55th

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

  • Cambodia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 6.0% against 5.4% in Zambia, a difference of 0.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 52nd and Zambia ranks 55th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 28.8% 4.4% 24.3% Cambodia
2000s 10.6% 6.7% 3.9% Cambodia
2010s 6.0% 5.7% 0.2% Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Cambodia or Zambia?
Cambodia, at 6.0% against 5.4% in Zambia as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Cambodia and Zambia?
0.6%, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Zambia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2012.
How do Cambodia and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Cambodia ranks 52nd and Zambia ranks 55th 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

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.