India vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female

India
0.4%
in 2016
Iran, Islamic Republic of
0.5%
in 2016
India rank
99th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
96th

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female over time

  • India
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
051015197319942016

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in India, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

India ranks 99th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 96th of 141 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Iran, Islamic Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1980s 4.7% 13.0% 8.3% Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s 3.8% 6.3% 2.5% Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s 4.4% 1.0% 3.3% India
2010s 1.3% 0.4% 1.0% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female, India or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 0.5% against 0.4% in India as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female between India and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
0.1%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
11 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2016.
How do India and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
India ranks 99th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 96th of 141 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,591 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.