Eritrea vs Guatemala: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Eritrea
8.2%
in 2017
Guatemala
8.6%
in 2018
Eritrea rank
38th
Guatemala rank
35th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 8.6% against 8.2% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 38th and Guatemala ranks 35th of 184 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Guatemala Difference Ahead
1990s 24.2% 15.9% 8.3% Eritrea
2000s 14.3% 12.9% 1.4% Eritrea
2010s 10.3% 10.3% 0.0% Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Eritrea or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 8.6% against 8.2% in Eritrea as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Eritrea and Guatemala?
0.4%, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Guatemala?
16 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2017.
How do Eritrea and Guatemala rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Eritrea ranks 38th and Guatemala ranks 35th 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.