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
0123199120042018

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

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.