Ireland vs Samoa: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes
Ireland
0.7%
in 2017
Samoa
0.8%
in 2018
Ireland rank
118th
Samoa rank
115th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Ireland
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 118th and Samoa ranks 115th of 183 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.1% | 1.7% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Samoa |
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 Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Ireland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Ireland and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Samoa?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
- How do Ireland and Samoa rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
- Ireland ranks 118th and Samoa ranks 115th 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
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.