Iran vs Laos: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Iran
0.7%
in 2016
Laos
0.7%
in 2018
Iran rank
105th
Laos rank
104th

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

  • Iran
  • Laos
05101520198320002018

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Iran, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Across all 18 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 105th and Laos ranks 104th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Laos Difference Ahead
1990s 8.7% 17.0% 8.4% Laos
2000s 1.2% 4.3% 3.1% Laos
2010s 0.6% 1.0% 0.4% Laos

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, Iran or Laos?
Laos, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Iran as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Iran and Laos?
0.0%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Laos?
18 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2016.
How do Iran and Laos rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Iran ranks 105th and Laos ranks 104th 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.