Ireland vs Qatar: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes

Ireland
0.7%
in 2017
Qatar
0.6%
in 2018
Ireland rank
118th
Qatar rank
120th

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

  • Ireland
  • Qatar
0510152025197119942018

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Qatar, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Qatar ahead.

Ireland ranks 118th and Qatar ranks 120th of 183 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Qatar Difference Ahead
1990s 2.1% 4.0% 1.9% Qatar
2000s 1.2% 0.7% 0.5% Ireland
2010s 0.6% 1.0% 0.4% Qatar

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, Ireland or Qatar?
Ireland, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Qatar as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Ireland and Qatar?
0.1%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Qatar?
10 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2017.
How do Ireland and Qatar rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Ireland ranks 118th and Qatar ranks 120th 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.