Ireland vs Latvia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female

Ireland
1.0%
in 2017
Latvia
0.9%
in 2017
Ireland rank
104th
Latvia rank
107th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female over time

  • Ireland
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Latvia, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Latvia ahead.

Ireland ranks 104th and Latvia ranks 107th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.4% 2.5% 1.1% Latvia
2000s 1.5% 2.7% 1.2% Latvia
2010s 1.1% 1.4% 0.4% Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female, Ireland or Latvia?
Ireland, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Latvia as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Ireland and Latvia?
0.1%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Latvia?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Ireland and Latvia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
Ireland ranks 104th and Latvia ranks 107th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,825 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.