Nicaragua vs Rwanda: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male

Nicaragua
12.5%
in 2007
Rwanda
10.9%
in 2018
Nicaragua rank
24th
Rwanda rank
27th

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 12.5% against 10.9% in Rwanda, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Rwanda ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 24th and Rwanda ranks 27th of 181 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 15.3% 19.4% 4.1% Rwanda
1980s 15.3% 13.8% 1.5% Nicaragua
1990s 5.9% 34.7% 28.8% Rwanda
2000s 11.0% 24.2% 13.2% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male, Nicaragua or Rwanda?
Nicaragua, at 12.5% against 10.9% in Rwanda as of 2007.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male between Nicaragua and Rwanda?
1.6%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Rwanda?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do Nicaragua and Rwanda rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Nicaragua ranks 24th and Rwanda ranks 27th 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.