Nicaragua vs Rwanda: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Nicaragua
- Rwanda
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 10.9% against 10.1% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Rwanda ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 26th and Rwanda ranks 29th of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.3% | 19.7% | 5.3% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 15.3% | 12.8% | 2.5% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 21.6% | 8.3% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 24.4% | 14.7% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Nicaragua or Rwanda?
- Nicaragua, at 10.9% against 10.1% in Rwanda as of 2007.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Nicaragua and Rwanda?
- 0.8%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Rwanda?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
- How do Nicaragua and Rwanda rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Nicaragua ranks 26th and Rwanda ranks 29th 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.