Eritrea vs Syrian Arab Republic: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes

Eritrea
4.3%
in 2017
Syrian Arab Republic
4.6%
in 2012
Eritrea rank
63rd
Syrian Arab Republic rank
61st

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

  • Eritrea
  • Syrian Arab Republic
5101520197119942017

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 4.6% against 4.3% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 63rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 61st of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 17.6% 9.4% 8.2% Eritrea
2000s 15.7% 8.5% 7.3% Eritrea
2010s 16.7% 6.9% 9.8% Eritrea

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, Eritrea or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 4.6% against 4.3% in Eritrea as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Eritrea and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.3%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Syrian Arab Republic?
18 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2012.
How do Eritrea and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Eritrea ranks 63rd and Syrian Arab Republic 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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About this data

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.