How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Nepal?

16 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2014.

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.

Eritrea vs Nepal: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female

Eritrea

7.0%

in 2017

Nepal

7.3%

in 2016

Eritrea rank

38th

Nepal rank

37th

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

Eritrea
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 7.3% against 7.0% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 38th and Nepal ranks 37th of 181 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	34.7%	26.3%	8.5%	Eritrea
2000s	15.8%	20.6%	4.8%	Nepal
2010s	9.9%	10.9%	1.0%	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Eritrea or Nepal?: Nepal, at 7.3% against 7.0% in Eritrea as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Eritrea and Nepal?: 0.3%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Nepal?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2014.
How do Eritrea and Nepal rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?: Eritrea ranks 38th and Nepal ranks 37th 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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About this data

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: 21 August 2026

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.