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

Bhutan
8.3%
in 2017
Nepal
7.5%
in 2016
Bhutan rank
42nd
Nepal rank
44th

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

  • Bhutan
  • Nepal
0102030197719972017

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 8.3% against 7.5% in Nepal, a difference of 0.8%.

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

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

Bhutan ranks 42nd and Nepal ranks 44th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Nepal Difference Ahead
1990s 14.3% 26.0% 11.7% Nepal
2000s 8.7% 18.3% 9.6% Nepal
2010s 6.4% 10.1% 3.7% Nepal

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 Nepal?
Bhutan, at 8.3% against 7.5% in Nepal as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male between Bhutan and Nepal?
0.8%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Nepal?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Bhutan and Nepal rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Bhutan ranks 42nd and Nepal ranks 44th 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.