Cyprus vs India: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Cyprus
0.7%
in 2017
India
0.9%
in 2016
Cyprus rank
124th
India rank
121st

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

  • Cyprus
  • India
05101520197119942017

How they compare

India currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Cyprus's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Cyprus ranks 124th and India ranks 121st of 188 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus India Difference Ahead
1970s 6.2% 20.2% 14.0% India
1980s 1.8% 4.3% 2.5% India
1990s 1.7% 3.9% 2.2% India
2000s 1.3% 3.8% 2.5% India
2010s 0.6% 1.2% 0.6% India

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, Cyprus or India?
India, at 0.9% against 0.7% in Cyprus as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Cyprus and India?
0.2%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and India?
15 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2016.
How do Cyprus and India rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Cyprus ranks 124th and India ranks 121st 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.