Eritrea vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Eritrea
4.0%
in 2017
Iran, Islamic Republic of
4.1%
in 2016
Eritrea rank
71st
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
68th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
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How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 4.1% against 4.0% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 71st and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 68th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 28.6% 9.1% 19.5% Eritrea
2000s 20.0% 5.0% 15.0% Eritrea
2010s 11.3% 3.5% 7.7% Eritrea

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, Eritrea or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 4.1% against 4.0% in Eritrea as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Eritrea and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
0.1%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
17 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2014.
How do Eritrea and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Eritrea ranks 71st and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 68th 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.