Algeria vs South Africa: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Algeria
7.3%
in 2018
South Africa
6.9%
in 2017
Algeria rank
37th
South Africa rank
38th

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Algeria
  • South Africa
051015197219952018

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 7.3% against 6.9% in South Africa, a difference of 0.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Algeria ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 38th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 10.5% 10.7% 0.2% South Africa
2000s 9.9% 7.5% 2.4% Algeria
2010s 7.7% 7.5% 0.2% Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes, Algeria or South Africa?
Algeria, at 7.3% against 6.9% in South Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Algeria and South Africa?
0.4%, with Algeria 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 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Algeria ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 38th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,950 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.