Cuba vs India: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Cuba
0.6%
in 2018
India
0.6%
in 2016
Cuba rank
127th
India rank
129th

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

  • Cuba
  • India
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in India, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1973 it was India ahead.

Cuba ranks 127th and India ranks 129th of 184 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and India in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba India Difference Ahead
1970s 16.4% 17.6% 1.3% India
1980s 5.6% 4.1% 1.6% Cuba
1990s 1.9% 4.0% 2.1% India
2000s 1.0% 3.7% 2.8% India
2010s 0.6% 1.8% 1.3% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Cuba or India?
Cuba, at 0.6% against 0.6% in India as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Cuba and India?
0.0%, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and India?
17 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2016.
How do Cuba and India rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Cuba ranks 127th and India ranks 129th 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.