Dominican Republic vs Paraguay: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Dominican Republic
4.9%
in 2018
Paraguay
4.5%
in 2011
Dominican Republic rank
58th
Paraguay rank
59th

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

  • Dominican Republic
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 4.9% against 4.5% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 58th and Paraguay ranks 59th of 184 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Paraguay Difference Ahead
1980s 18.6% 13.4% 5.2% Dominican Republic
1990s 7.9% 8.0% 0.0% Paraguay
2000s 7.4% 5.3% 2.1% Dominican Republic
2010s 7.8% 4.5% 3.3% Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Dominican Republic or Paraguay?
Dominican Republic, at 4.9% against 4.5% in Paraguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Dominican Republic and Paraguay?
0.4%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Paraguay?
10 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
How do Dominican Republic and Paraguay rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Dominican Republic ranks 58th and Paraguay ranks 59th 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.