Mexico vs Philippines: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Mexico
0.9%
in 2017
Philippines
0.8%
in 2017
Mexico rank
96th
Philippines rank
97th

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

  • Mexico
  • Philippines
02468197419952017

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Philippines, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 96th and Philippines ranks 97th of 157 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Philippines Difference Ahead
1980s 5.3% 1.3% 4.0% Mexico
1990s 3.8% 0.8% 3.0% Mexico
2000s 2.7% 1.1% 1.6% Mexico
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.1% Mexico

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, Mexico or Philippines?
Mexico, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Philippines as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Mexico and Philippines?
0.1%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Philippines?
19 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2017.
How do Mexico and Philippines rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Mexico ranks 96th and Philippines ranks 97th 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.