Egypt vs Jamaica: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Egypt
1.5%
in 2018
Jamaica
1.6%
in 2018
Egypt rank
100th
Jamaica rank
98th

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

  • Egypt
  • Jamaica
2468197119942018

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 100th and Jamaica ranks 98th of 184 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Jamaica Difference Ahead
1970s 6.3% 3.9% 2.4% Egypt
1980s 4.2% 3.7% 0.5% Egypt
1990s 5.4% 5.2% 0.2% Egypt
2000s 4.2% 3.5% 0.7% Egypt
2010s 2.6% 2.7% 0.1% Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Egypt or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Egypt as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Egypt and Jamaica?
0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Jamaica?
16 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Egypt and Jamaica rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Egypt ranks 100th and Jamaica ranks 98th 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.