Iran vs Jamaica: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes

Iran
0.5%
in 2016
Jamaica
0.5%
in 2018
Iran rank
120th
Jamaica rank
119th

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

  • Iran
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Iran, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 120th and Jamaica ranks 119th of 178 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Jamaica Difference Ahead
1980s 11.0% 1.7% 9.2% Iran
1990s 9.9% 1.3% 8.7% Iran
2000s 2.9% 6.7% 3.8% Jamaica
2010s 0.7% 1.0% 0.3% Jamaica

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, Iran or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Iran as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Iran and Jamaica?
0.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Jamaica?
10 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2016.
How do Iran and Jamaica rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
Iran ranks 120th and Jamaica ranks 119th 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.