Chile vs Mexico: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes

Chile
1.7%
in 2017
Mexico
1.4%
in 2017
Chile rank
90th
Mexico rank
93rd

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Chile
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 1.7% against 1.4% in Mexico, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 90th and Mexico ranks 93rd of 178 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 11.2% 8.6% 2.6% Chile
1980s 7.5% 7.3% 0.2% Chile
1990s 3.5% 5.7% 2.3% Mexico
2010s 2.3% 1.5% 0.8% Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes, Chile or Mexico?
Chile, at 1.7% against 1.4% in Mexico as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Chile and Mexico?
0.3%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Mexico?
12 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
How do Chile and Mexico rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
Chile ranks 90th and Mexico ranks 93rd of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 4 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 4 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,831 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.