Iraq vs Rwanda: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes

Iraq
10.8%
in 1999
Rwanda
10.4%
in 2018
Iraq rank
28th
Rwanda rank
30th

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

  • Iraq
  • Rwanda
0102030197119942018

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 10.8% against 10.4% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Rwanda ahead.

Iraq ranks 28th and Rwanda ranks 30th of 183 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 15.4% 19.3% 3.9% Rwanda
1980s 17.1% 13.3% 3.8% Iraq
1990s 10.8% 24.9% 14.0% Rwanda

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, Iraq or Rwanda?
Iraq, at 10.8% against 10.4% in Rwanda as of 1999.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Iraq and Rwanda?
0.4%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Rwanda?
13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1999.
How do Iraq and Rwanda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Iraq ranks 28th and Rwanda ranks 30th 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.