Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, Bhutan or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 7.4% against 7.3% in Bhutan as of 2013.

What is the difference in repeaters, primary, total between Bhutan and Syrian Arab Republic?

0.1%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Syrian Arab Republic?

21 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2013.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Syrian Arab Republic: Repeaters, primary, total

Bhutan

7.3%

in 2018

Syrian Arab Republic

7.4%

in 2013

Bhutan rank

47th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

45th

Repeaters, primary, total over time

Bhutan
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 7.4% against 7.3% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 47th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 45th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12.1%	9.4%	2.7%	Bhutan
1980s	16.8%	7.1%	9.6%	Bhutan
1990s	15.7%	6.9%	8.8%	Bhutan
2000s	8.8%	7.2%	1.6%	Bhutan
2010s	5.8%	7.5%	1.7%	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, Bhutan or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 7.4% against 7.3% in Bhutan as of 2013.
What is the difference in repeaters, primary, total between Bhutan and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.1%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Syrian Arab Republic?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2013.
How do Bhutan and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for repeaters, primary, total?: Bhutan ranks 47th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 45th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)
Unit: % of total enrollment
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 6,836 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.