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

Iran
0.7%
in 2016
Saudi Arabia
0.7%
in 2016
Iran rank
105th
Saudi Arabia rank
103rd

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

  • Iran
  • Saudi Arabia
051015198319992016

How they compare

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

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Iran ranks 105th and Saudi Arabia ranks 103rd of 157 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 1.1% 1.4% 0.4% Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.7% 0.5% 0.2% Iran

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 Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Iran as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
0.0%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Saudi Arabia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
How do Iran and Saudi Arabia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Iran ranks 105th and Saudi Arabia ranks 103rd 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.