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
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
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.