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
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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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.