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
510152025197119932015

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

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,733 data points, 1970–2018
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.