Estonia vs Malta: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Estonia
0.4%
in 2017
Malta
0.3%
in 2016
Estonia rank
120th
Malta rank
122nd

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Estonia
  • Malta
0246197319952017

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Malta, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 120th and Malta ranks 122nd of 157 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Malta Difference Ahead
1990s 2.4% 0.7% 1.7% Estonia
2000s 1.4% 0.5% 0.8% Estonia
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.1% Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes, Estonia or Malta?
Estonia, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Malta as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Estonia and Malta?
0.1%, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Malta?
14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Estonia and Malta rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Estonia ranks 120th and Malta ranks 122nd of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 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 5 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 3,216 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.