Mexico vs Saudi Arabia: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female

Mexico
1.4%
in 2017
Saudi Arabia
1.5%
in 2016
Mexico rank
90th
Saudi Arabia rank
87th

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female over time

  • Mexico
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 90th and Saudi Arabia ranks 87th of 174 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 4.6% 3.0% 1.6% Mexico
2010s 1.8% 1.3% 0.5% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female, Mexico or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Mexico as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female between Mexico and Saudi Arabia?
0.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Saudi Arabia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
How do Mexico and Saudi Arabia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female?
Mexico ranks 90th and Saudi Arabia ranks 87th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 3,410 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.