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

Colombia
1.7%
in 2017
Pakistan
1.9%
in 2018
Colombia rank
97th
Pakistan rank
94th

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

  • Colombia
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 1.9% against 1.7% in Colombia, a difference of 0.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 97th and Pakistan ranks 94th of 184 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 3.2% 4.1% 0.9% Pakistan
2010s 2.0% 2.6% 0.6% Pakistan

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 Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 1.9% against 1.7% in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Colombia and Pakistan?
0.2%, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Pakistan?
14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
How do Colombia and Pakistan rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Colombia ranks 97th and Pakistan ranks 94th 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.