Ethiopia vs Guatemala: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female

Ethiopia
6.9%
in 2014
Guatemala
7.3%
in 2018
Ethiopia rank
39th
Guatemala rank
36th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Guatemala
57.51012.515197519962018

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 7.3% against 6.9% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Guatemala ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 39th and Guatemala ranks 36th of 181 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Guatemala Difference Ahead
1990s 14.7% 14.7% 0.0% Guatemala
2000s 9.1% 12.0% 3.0% Guatemala
2010s 8.6% 9.8% 1.1% Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Ethiopia or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 7.3% against 6.9% in Ethiopia as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Ethiopia and Guatemala?
0.4%, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guatemala?
13 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2014.
How do Ethiopia and Guatemala rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Ethiopia ranks 39th and Guatemala ranks 36th 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

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.