Mauritania vs Romania: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Mauritania
2.5%
in 2016
Romania
2.8%
in 2016
Mauritania rank
71st
Romania rank
68th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Romania
05101520197719962016

How they compare

Romania currently reports 2.8% against 2.5% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 71st and Romania ranks 68th of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Romania Difference Ahead
1980s 17.7% 0.8% 16.8% Mauritania
1990s 15.3% 2.2% 13.1% Mauritania
2000s 7.0% 1.5% 5.5% Mauritania
2010s 2.5% 2.8% 0.2% Romania

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, Mauritania or Romania?
Romania, at 2.8% against 2.5% in Mauritania as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Mauritania and Romania?
0.3%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Romania?
12 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2016.
How do Mauritania and Romania rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Mauritania ranks 71st and Romania ranks 68th 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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About this data

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.