Guinea vs Suriname: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Guinea
14.2%
in 2013
Suriname
16.0%
in 2018
Guinea rank
17th
Suriname rank
15th

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

  • Guinea
  • Suriname
1015202530197519962018

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 16.0% against 14.2% in Guinea, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Suriname ahead.

Guinea ranks 17th and Suriname ranks 15th of 184 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 10.4% 24.9% 14.4% Suriname
1980s 24.1% 21.5% 2.6% Guinea
2000s 12.8% 16.1% 3.3% Suriname
2010s 14.2% 16.3% 2.0% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Guinea or Suriname?
Suriname, at 16.0% against 14.2% in Guinea as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Guinea and Suriname?
1.8%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Suriname?
16 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
How do Guinea and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Guinea ranks 17th and Suriname ranks 15th 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.