Netherlands vs Singapore: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes

Netherlands
0.9%
in 1984
Singapore
0.8%
in 2017
Netherlands rank
86th
Singapore rank
88th

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

  • Netherlands
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Singapore, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 86th and Singapore ranks 88th of 131 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8% 24.6% 23.8% Singapore
1980s 0.9% 8.5% 7.6% Singapore

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, Netherlands or Singapore?
Netherlands, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Singapore as of 1984.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Netherlands and Singapore?
0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Singapore?
13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1983.
How do Netherlands and Singapore rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
Netherlands ranks 86th and Singapore ranks 88th 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.