Morocco vs South Africa: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female

Morocco
6.5%
in 2018
South Africa
6.6%
in 2017
Morocco rank
36th
South Africa rank
35th

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

  • Morocco
  • South Africa
5101520197219952018

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 6.6% against 6.5% in Morocco, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 35th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 11.9% 8.4% 3.5% Morocco
2000s 12.9% 5.9% 7.0% Morocco
2010s 7.6% 7.1% 0.5% Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female, Morocco or South Africa?
South Africa, at 6.6% against 6.5% in Morocco as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female between Morocco and South Africa?
0.1%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South Africa?
8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Morocco and South Africa rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female?
Morocco ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 35th 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.