Paraguay vs Syria: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Paraguay
2.3%
in 2011
Syria
2.4%
in 2001
Paraguay rank
69th
Syria rank
68th

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

  • Paraguay
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Syria ahead.

Paraguay ranks 69th and Syria ranks 68th of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 6.3% 7.4% 1.1% Syria
1980s 5.1% 5.2% 0.1% Syria
1990s 4.1% 3.8% 0.3% Paraguay

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, Paraguay or Syria?
Syria, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Paraguay as of 2001.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Paraguay and Syria?
0.1%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Syria?
26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1999.
How do Paraguay and Syria rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Paraguay ranks 69th and Syria ranks 68th 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.