Iraq vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Repeaters, primary, female

Iraq
14.4%
in 2007
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
3.9%
in 2018
Iraq rank
14th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
16th

Repeaters, primary, female over time

  • Iraq
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 14.4% against 3.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 10.5%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 3.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 16th of 186 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 16.8% 10.3% 6.6% Iraq
1980s 17.5% 8.7% 8.8% Iraq
1990s 11.3% 6.7% 4.7% Iraq
2000s 10.3% 5.7% 4.6% Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters, primary, female, Iraq or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Iraq, at 14.4% against 3.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2007.
What is the difference in repeaters, primary, female between Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
10.5%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for repeaters, primary, female?
Iraq ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 16th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment)
Unit
% of female enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 6,171 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.