Ireland vs Kuwait: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Ireland
1.1%
in 2017
Kuwait
1.1%
in 2018
Ireland rank
108th
Kuwait rank
109th

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

  • Ireland
  • Kuwait
051015197219952018

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Kuwait ahead.

Ireland ranks 108th and Kuwait ranks 109th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Kuwait Difference Ahead
1990s 1.6% 4.3% 2.7% Kuwait
2000s 1.6% 2.6% 0.9% Kuwait
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 0.0% Kuwait

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, Ireland or Kuwait?
Ireland, at 1.1% against 1.1% in Kuwait as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Ireland and Kuwait?
0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Kuwait?
13 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
How do Ireland and Kuwait rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Ireland ranks 108th and Kuwait ranks 109th 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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About this data

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.