Guinea vs Syria: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Guinea
7.8%
in 2013
Syria
8.1%
in 2012
Guinea rank
43rd
Syria rank
40th

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

  • Guinea
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 8.1% against 7.8% in Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Syria ahead.

Guinea ranks 43rd and Syria ranks 40th of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 17.6% 11.7% 5.9% Guinea
1980s 22.5% 12.0% 10.4% Guinea
1990s 22.3% 12.4% 9.9% Guinea
2000s 6.4% 12.1% 5.7% Syria
2010s 8.3% 11.0% 2.7% Syria

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, Guinea or Syria?
Syria, at 8.1% against 7.8% in Guinea as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Guinea and Syria?
0.3%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Syria?
25 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2012.
How do Guinea and Syria rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Guinea ranks 43rd and Syria ranks 40th 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.