Italy vs Malta: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes

Italy
0.2%
in 2017
Malta
0.2%
in 2016
Italy rank
140th
Malta rank
137th

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

  • Italy
  • Malta
0246197319952017

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malta ahead.

Italy ranks 140th and Malta ranks 137th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Malta Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3% 0.9% 0.6% Malta
2000s 0.2% 0.8% 0.7% Malta
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Italy

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, Italy or Malta?
Malta, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Italy as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Italy and Malta?
0.0%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?
11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Italy and Malta rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
Italy ranks 140th and Malta ranks 137th 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.