Afghanistan vs Greece: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both

Afghanistan
6.2%
in 2017
Greece
5.8%
in 2017
Afghanistan rank
57th
Greece rank
60th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Greece
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 6.2% against 5.8% in Greece, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 57th and Greece ranks 60th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Greece Difference Ahead
1970s 32.4% 9.7% 22.7% Afghanistan
1980s 7.8% 9.8% 2.0% Greece
2010s 6.5% 6.4% 0.1% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both, Afghanistan or Greece?
Afghanistan, at 6.2% against 5.8% in Greece as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both between Afghanistan and Greece?
0.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Greece?
9 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Greece rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Afghanistan ranks 57th and Greece ranks 60th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general 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 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,631 data points, 1970–2019
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.