Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male

Guinea
13.9%
in 2013
Sao Tome and Principe
14.8%
in 2016
Guinea rank
22nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
19th

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

  • Guinea
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 14.8% against 13.9% in Guinea, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Guinea ranks 22nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 19th of 181 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 21.0% 28.3% 7.3% Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 26.9% 35.7% 8.7% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 13.3% 21.5% 8.2% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 14.5% 14.0% 0.6% Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male, Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 14.8% against 13.9% in Guinea as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male between Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.9%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
10 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2012.
How do Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Guinea ranks 22nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 19th 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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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.