Bhutan vs Eritrea: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male

Bhutan
8.3%
in 2017
Eritrea
9.2%
in 2017
Bhutan rank
42nd
Eritrea rank
39th

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

  • Bhutan
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 9.2% against 8.3% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Eritrea ahead.

Bhutan ranks 42nd and Eritrea ranks 39th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Eritrea Difference Ahead
1990s 18.6% 23.1% 4.4% Eritrea
2000s 8.7% 14.2% 5.5% Eritrea
2010s 6.8% 12.3% 5.5% Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male, Bhutan or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 9.2% against 8.3% in Bhutan as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male between Bhutan and Eritrea?
0.9%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Eritrea?
12 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2017.
How do Bhutan and Eritrea rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Bhutan ranks 42nd and Eritrea ranks 39th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%). 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), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,893 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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