Korea vs Singapore: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes
Korea
0.0%
in 2017
Singapore
0.0%
in 2017
Korea rank
163rd
Singapore rank
161st
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 8.4 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 163rd and Singapore ranks 161st of 188 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 2.3% | 2.3% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Singapore |
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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Korea as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Korea and Singapore?
- 0.0%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Singapore?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Korea and Singapore rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Korea ranks 163rd and Singapore ranks 161st 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.