Iraq vs Mali: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Iraq
22.1%
in 1999
Mali
23.9%
in 2012
Iraq rank
5th
Mali rank
4th

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

  • Iraq
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 23.9% against 22.1% in Iraq, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 5th and Mali ranks 4th of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 35.3% 30.6% 4.6% Iraq
1980s 34.1% 30.8% 3.3% Iraq
1990s 22.1% 25.5% 3.4% Mali

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, Iraq or Mali?
Mali, at 23.9% against 22.1% in Iraq as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Iraq and Mali?
1.8%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mali?
9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1999.
How do Iraq and Mali rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Iraq ranks 5th and Mali ranks 4th 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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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.