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

Iraq
10.8%
in 1999
Tunisia
10.5%
in 2016
Iraq rank
28th
Tunisia rank
29th

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

  • Iraq
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 10.8% against 10.5% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Tunisia ahead.

Iraq ranks 28th and Tunisia ranks 29th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 15.4% 15.7% 0.3% Tunisia
1980s 17.1% 18.6% 1.4% Tunisia
1990s 10.8% 12.8% 2.0% Tunisia

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 Tunisia?
Iraq, at 10.8% against 10.5% in Tunisia as of 1999.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Iraq and Tunisia?
0.3%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Tunisia?
14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1999.
How do Iraq and Tunisia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Iraq ranks 28th and Tunisia ranks 29th 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.