Peru vs Syrian Arab Republic: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Peru
2.2%
in 2016
Syrian Arab Republic
2.4%
in 2001
Peru rank
71st
Syrian Arab Republic rank
68th

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

  • Peru
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 2.4% against 2.2% in Peru, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 71st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 68th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 10.0% 7.2% 2.7% Peru
1980s 14.0% 6.1% 7.9% Peru
1990s 7.9% 3.4% 4.5% Peru
2000s 8.3% 3.0% 5.4% Peru

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, Peru or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 2.4% against 2.2% in Peru as of 2001.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Peru and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.2%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Syrian Arab Republic?
14 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2001.
How do Peru and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Peru ranks 71st and Syrian Arab Republic 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.