Cape Verde vs Zambia: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female

Cape Verde
5.6%
in 2017
Zambia
5.2%
in 2012
Cape Verde rank
47th
Zambia rank
49th

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

  • Cape Verde
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 5.6% against 5.2% in Zambia, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 49th of 181 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 27.4% 1.6% 25.8% Cape Verde
1990s 10.3% 6.0% 4.2% Cape Verde
2000s 9.4% 6.4% 3.0% Cape Verde
2010s 7.6% 5.5% 2.1% Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Cape Verde or Zambia?
Cape Verde, at 5.6% against 5.2% in Zambia as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Cape Verde and Zambia?
0.4%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Zambia?
12 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Cape Verde and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Cape Verde ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 49th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,892 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.