Austria vs Slovakia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Austria
6.0%
in 2017
Slovakia
5.8%
in 2017
Austria rank
53rd
Slovakia rank
54th

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

  • Austria
  • Slovakia
246197119942017

How they compare

Austria currently reports 6.0% against 5.8% in Slovakia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Slovakia ahead.

Austria ranks 53rd and Slovakia ranks 54th of 188 countries.

Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Slovakia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.7% 4.2% 2.5% Slovakia
2000s 1.2% 5.0% 3.8% Slovakia
2010s 5.3% 5.7% 0.4% Slovakia

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, Austria or Slovakia?
Austria, at 6.0% against 5.8% in Slovakia as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Austria and Slovakia?
0.2%, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Slovakia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2017.
How do Austria and Slovakia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Austria ranks 53rd and Slovakia ranks 54th 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.