Italy vs United Arab Emirates: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Italy
0.2%
in 2017
United Arab Emirates
0.1%
in 2014
Italy rank
137th
United Arab Emirates rank
140th

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

  • Italy
  • United Arab Emirates
05101520197319952017

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1989 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Italy ranks 137th and United Arab Emirates ranks 140th of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 0.8% 4.1% 3.4% United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.3% 2.5% 2.2% United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.2% 1.9% 1.7% United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% Italy

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, Italy or United Arab Emirates?
Italy, at 0.2% against 0.1% in United Arab Emirates as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Italy and United Arab Emirates?
0.1%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Arab Emirates?
10 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2014.
How do Italy and United Arab Emirates rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Italy ranks 137th and United Arab Emirates ranks 140th 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.