Côte d'Ivoire vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Côte d'Ivoire
11.5%
in 2016
Sao Tome and Principe
12.6%
in 2016
Côte d'Ivoire rank
24th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
21st

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

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Sao Tome and Principe
10203040197219942016

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 12.6% against 11.5% in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 24th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 21st of 184 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 20.9% 41.3% 20.4% Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 28.1% 29.2% 1.2% Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 25.0% 36.3% 11.3% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 18.0% 22.4% 4.4% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 17.7% 12.4% 5.4% Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Côte d'Ivoire or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 12.6% against 11.5% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Côte d'Ivoire and Sao Tome and Principe?
1.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sao Tome and Principe?
9 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 24th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 21st 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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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.