Egypt vs United Arab Emirates: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes

Egypt
2.1%
in 2018
United Arab Emirates
2.3%
in 2001
Egypt rank
64th
United Arab Emirates rank
62nd

Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Egypt
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 2.3% against 2.1% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1973 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Egypt ranks 64th and United Arab Emirates ranks 62nd of 131 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 17.1% 14.6% 2.5% Egypt
1980s 7.7% 6.3% 1.4% Egypt

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, Egypt or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 2.3% against 2.1% in Egypt as of 2001.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Egypt and United Arab Emirates?
0.2%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United Arab Emirates?
6 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 1986.
How do Egypt and United Arab Emirates rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 64th and United Arab Emirates ranks 62nd 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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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.