What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male between Ireland and United Arab Emirates?

17 number, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Arab Emirates?

20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs United Arab Emirates: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male

Ireland

67 number

in 2018

United Arab Emirates

84 number

in 2015

Ireland rank

117th

United Arab Emirates rank

116th

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male over time

Ireland
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 84 number against 67 number in Ireland, a difference of 17 number.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.3 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1992 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Ireland ranks 117th and United Arab Emirates ranks 116th of 164 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	585.33 number	1,411 number	825.33 number	United Arab Emirates
2000s	188.11 number	799.56 number	611.44 number	United Arab Emirates
2010s	95 number	142.8 number	47.8 number	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male, Ireland or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 84 number against 67 number in Ireland as of 2015.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male between Ireland and United Arab Emirates?: 17 number, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Arab Emirates?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2015.
How do Ireland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male?: Ireland ranks 117th and United Arab Emirates ranks 116th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 164 places, 3,798 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.