Afghanistan vs Syria: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes
Afghanistan
4.2%
in 2015
Syria
3.6%
in 2001
Afghanistan rank
49th
Syria rank
52nd
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- Syria
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.2% against 3.6% in Syria, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 49th and Syria ranks 52nd of 131 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.9% | 7.8% | 17.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 7.5% | 0.5% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or Syria?
- Afghanistan, at 4.2% against 3.6% in Syria as of 2015.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Syria?
- 0.6%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Syria?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 1984.
- How do Afghanistan and Syria rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 49th and Syria ranks 52nd of 131 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.