Mexico vs Saudi Arabia: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male

Mexico
1.5%
in 2017
Saudi Arabia
1.6%
in 2016
Mexico rank
92nd
Saudi Arabia rank
90th

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male over time

  • Mexico
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 92nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 90th of 171 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 4.8% 4.7% 0.1% Mexico
2010s 1.8% 1.2% 0.6% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male, Mexico or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Mexico as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male between Mexico and Saudi Arabia?
0.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Saudi Arabia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
How do Mexico and Saudi Arabia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male?
Mexico ranks 92nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 90th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 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 3 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 3,280 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.