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

Dominican Republic
4.9%
in 2018
Zambia
5.4%
in 2012
Dominican Republic rank
58th
Zambia rank
55th

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

  • Dominican Republic
  • Zambia
05101520197219952018

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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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.