Colombia vs Mauritania: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Colombia
1.7%
in 2017
Mauritania
1.8%
in 2017
Colombia rank
97th
Mauritania rank
96th

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

  • Colombia
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Mauritania ahead.

Colombia ranks 97th and Mauritania ranks 96th of 184 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 13.5% 18.9% 5.4% Mauritania
1990s 8.6% 18.0% 9.3% Mauritania
2000s 4.1% 8.7% 4.6% Mauritania
2010s 1.9% 3.1% 1.2% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Colombia or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Colombia as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Colombia and Mauritania?
0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mauritania?
23 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2017.
How do Colombia and Mauritania rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Colombia ranks 97th and Mauritania ranks 96th 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.