Korea vs Singapore: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female

Korea
0.0%
in 2017
Singapore
0.0%
in 2017
Korea rank
159th
Singapore rank
161st

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

  • Korea
  • Singapore
02468197119942017

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Singapore ahead.

Korea ranks 159th and Singapore ranks 161st of 186 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% 2.1% 2.1% 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, female, Korea or Singapore?
Korea, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Singapore as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Korea and Singapore?
0.0%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Singapore?
15 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do Korea and Singapore rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
Korea ranks 159th and Singapore ranks 161st 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.