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