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

Ethiopia
6.9%
in 2014
Nepal
7.3%
in 2016
Ethiopia rank
39th
Nepal rank
37th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Nepal
510152025198119982016

How they compare

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

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

Across all 14 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 39th and Nepal ranks 37th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Nepal Difference Ahead
1990s 15.3% 26.4% 11.1% Nepal
2000s 10.1% 20.6% 10.5% Nepal
2010s 8.6% 11.1% 2.4% Nepal

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 Nepal?
Nepal, at 7.3% against 6.9% in Ethiopia as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Ethiopia and Nepal?
0.4%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nepal?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2014.
How do Ethiopia and Nepal rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Ethiopia ranks 39th 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

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.