France vs Tunisia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

France
5.6%
in 1999
Tunisia
5.7%
in 2016
France rank
57th
Tunisia rank
56th

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

  • France
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 5.7% against 5.6% in France, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Tunisia ahead.

France ranks 57th and Tunisia ranks 56th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 13.7% 17.0% 3.3% Tunisia
1980s 9.1% 19.0% 9.9% Tunisia
1990s 6.4% 10.8% 4.4% Tunisia

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, France or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 5.7% against 5.6% in France as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between France and Tunisia?
0.1%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Tunisia?
13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1999.
How do France and Tunisia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
France ranks 57th and Tunisia ranks 56th 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.