Morocco vs Yemen: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Morocco
9.8%
in 2018
Yemen
9.1%
in 2012
Morocco rank
28th
Yemen rank
31st

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

  • Morocco
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 9.8% against 9.1% in Yemen, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 28th and Yemen ranks 31st of 188 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 16.5% 4.4% 12.1% Morocco
2010s 10.9% 9.1% 1.8% Morocco

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, Morocco or Yemen?
Morocco, at 9.8% against 9.1% in Yemen as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Morocco and Yemen?
0.7%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Yemen?
5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2012.
How do Morocco and Yemen rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Morocco ranks 28th and Yemen ranks 31st 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.