Dominican Republic vs Zambia: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Dominican Republic
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 5.4% against 4.9% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 58th and Zambia ranks 55th of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.6% | 1.5% | 17.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 6.2% | 1.4% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.6% | 0.7% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 5.7% | 2.0% | 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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 5.4% against 4.9% in Dominican Republic as of 2012.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Dominican Republic and Zambia?
- 0.5%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Zambia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
- How do Dominican Republic and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Dominican Republic ranks 58th and Zambia ranks 55th 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.