Korea vs Maldives: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Korea
0.0%
in 2017
Maldives
0.0%
in 2018
Korea rank
163rd
Maldives rank
160th

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

  • Korea
  • Maldives
02468197119942018

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Korea, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 10.2 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Maldives ahead.

Korea ranks 163rd and Maldives ranks 160th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0% 7.8% 7.8% Maldives
2000s 0.0% 0.4% 0.4% Maldives
2010s 0.0% 0.3% 0.3% Maldives

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, Korea or Maldives?
Maldives, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Korea and Maldives?
0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Maldives?
18 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2017.
How do Korea and Maldives rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Korea ranks 163rd and Maldives ranks 160th 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.