Algeria vs South Africa: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male

Algeria
10.0%
in 2018
South Africa
10.5%
in 2017
Algeria rank
32nd
South Africa rank
30th

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

  • Algeria
  • South Africa
57.51012.515197219952018

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 10.5% against 10.0% in Algeria, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

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

Algeria ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 30th of 174 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 11.2% 11.4% 0.3% South Africa
2000s 11.4% 7.7% 3.7% Algeria
2010s 10.7% 11.0% 0.3% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male, Algeria or South Africa?
South Africa, at 10.5% against 10.0% in Algeria as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male between Algeria and South Africa?
0.5%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and South Africa?
8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Algeria and South Africa rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male?
Algeria ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 30th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
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 male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.