Jamaica vs Mauritania: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Jamaica
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.8% against 1.6% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mauritania ahead.
Jamaica ranks 98th and Mauritania ranks 96th of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | 17.8% | 14.1% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 17.5% | 13.6% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 19.4% | 15.3% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 10.8% | 7.1% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 0.2% | 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, Jamaica or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 1.8% against 1.6% in Jamaica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Jamaica and Mauritania?
- 0.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Mauritania?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
- How do Jamaica and Mauritania rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Jamaica ranks 98th and Mauritania ranks 96th 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.