Estonia vs Latvia: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Estonia
0.5%
in 2017
Latvia
0.6%
in 2017
Estonia rank
131st
Latvia rank
128th

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

  • Estonia
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Estonia, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 131st and Latvia ranks 128th of 184 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 2.7% 2.5% 0.2% Estonia
2000s 1.3% 2.6% 1.2% Latvia
2010s 0.6% 1.1% 0.5% Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Estonia or Latvia?
Latvia, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Estonia as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Estonia and Latvia?
0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
22 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Estonia ranks 131st and Latvia ranks 128th 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

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.