Argentina vs Ecuador: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Argentina
0.5%
in 2016
Ecuador
0.6%
in 2017
Argentina rank
131st
Ecuador rank
128th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Argentina
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Argentina, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 131st and Ecuador ranks 128th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Ecuador Difference Ahead
1970s 17.8% 16.6% 1.2% Argentina
1990s 9.4% 5.4% 4.0% Argentina
2000s 9.4% 3.8% 5.7% Argentina
2010s 2.8% 1.9% 0.8% Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, Argentina or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Argentina as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Argentina and Ecuador?
0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Ecuador?
22 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2016.
How do Argentina and Ecuador rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 131st and Ecuador ranks 128th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,401 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.