Tonga vs United Arab Emirates: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Tonga
0.2%
in 1992
United Arab Emirates
0.3%
in 2014
Tonga rank
144th
United Arab Emirates rank
141st

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

  • Tonga
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Tonga, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Tonga ranks 144th and United Arab Emirates ranks 141st of 188 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tonga United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0% 7.9% 7.9% United Arab Emirates
1980s 0.0% 4.6% 4.6% United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.1% 4.0% 3.8% United Arab Emirates

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, Tonga or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Tonga as of 2014.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Tonga and United Arab Emirates?
0.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and United Arab Emirates?
7 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 1992.
How do Tonga and United Arab Emirates rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Tonga ranks 144th and United Arab Emirates ranks 141st 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
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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.