Iraq vs Portugal: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education

Iraq
28.0%
in 1999
Portugal
23.1%
in 1985
Iraq rank
6th
Portugal rank
8th

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

  • Iraq
  • Portugal
0102030197119851999

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 28.0% against 23.1% in Portugal, a difference of 4.9%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 6th and Portugal ranks 8th of 172 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 25.7% 11.0% 14.6% Iraq
1980s 21.0% 23.0% 2.0% Portugal

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, Iraq or Portugal?
Iraq, at 28.0% against 23.1% in Portugal as of 1999.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education between Iraq and Portugal?
4.9%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Portugal?
9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1985.
How do Iraq and Portugal rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
Iraq ranks 6th and Portugal ranks 8th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%). 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 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,110 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.