Argentina vs Syria: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes

Argentina
4.2%
in 2016
Syria
4.6%
in 2012
Argentina rank
64th
Syria rank
61st

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Argentina
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 4.6% against 4.2% in Argentina, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 64th and Syria ranks 61st of 183 countries.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 11.0% 11.2% 0.2% Syria
1990s 6.8% 9.1% 2.2% Syria
2000s 6.6% 8.5% 1.8% Syria
2010s 4.2% 6.9% 2.7% Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes, Argentina or Syria?
Syria, at 4.6% against 4.2% in Argentina as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Argentina and Syria?
0.4%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Syria?
20 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2012.
How do Argentina and Syria rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 64th and Syria ranks 61st of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 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 2 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,067 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.