Kenya vs Thailand: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes
Kenya
3.2%
in 2015
Thailand
2.9%
in 2017
Kenya rank
80th
Thailand rank
81st
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Kenya
- Thailand
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3.2% against 2.9% in Thailand, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 80th and Thailand ranks 81st of 188 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2% | 18.9% | 13.7% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 13.6% | 15.4% | 1.8% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 8.5% | 2.3% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 4.1% | 0.6% | Thailand |
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, Kenya or Thailand?
- Kenya, at 3.2% against 2.9% in Thailand as of 2015.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Kenya and Thailand?
- 0.3%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Thailand?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2015.
- How do Kenya and Thailand rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 80th and Thailand ranks 81st 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
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.