Kenya vs Syria: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes

Kenya
3.6%
in 2014
Syria
3.6%
in 2001
Kenya rank
54th
Syria rank
52nd

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

  • Kenya
  • Syria
2.557.51012.515197119922014

How they compare

Syria currently reports 3.6% against 3.6% in Kenya, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Syria ahead.

Kenya ranks 54th and Syria ranks 52nd of 131 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 8.7% 8.3% 0.4% Kenya
1980s 15.8% 8.1% 7.7% Kenya

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, Kenya or Syria?
Syria, at 3.6% against 3.6% in Kenya as of 2001.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Kenya and Syria?
0.0%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Syria?
7 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1980.
How do Kenya and Syria rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
Kenya ranks 54th 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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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.