Namibia vs Suriname: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Namibia
16.1%
in 2017
Suriname
16.0%
in 2018
Namibia rank
13th
Suriname rank
15th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Namibia
- Suriname
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 16.1% against 16.0% in Suriname, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 13th and Suriname ranks 15th of 184 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 16.3% | 0.4% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 16.1% | 0.5% | 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, Namibia or Suriname?
- Namibia, at 16.1% against 16.0% in Suriname as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Namibia and Suriname?
- 0.1%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Suriname?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2017.
- How do Namibia and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Namibia ranks 13th 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
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.