Kuwait vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Kuwait
1.2%
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe
1.2%
in 2016
Kuwait rank
111th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
109th

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

  • Kuwait
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.2% against 1.2% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 111th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 109th of 186 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 6.0% 27.7% 21.7% Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 3.8% 29.5% 25.7% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 2.8% 32.0% 29.2% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 1.2% 1.7% 0.5% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male, Kuwait or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.2% against 1.2% in Kuwait as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male between Kuwait and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sao Tome and Principe?
9 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2016.
How do Kuwait and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Kuwait ranks 111th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 109th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,824 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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