Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education

Singapore
0.5%
in 2017
United Arab Emirates
0.5%
in 2013
Singapore rank
128th
United Arab Emirates rank
126th

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

  • Singapore
  • United Arab Emirates
05101520197419952017

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Singapore, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Singapore ranks 128th and United Arab Emirates ranks 126th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2% 11.2% 11.0% United Arab Emirates
1980s 0.3% 10.3% 10.0% United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.0% 1.8% 1.8% United Arab Emirates

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, Singapore or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Singapore as of 2013.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education between Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
0.0%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
6 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2006.
How do Singapore and United Arab Emirates rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
Singapore ranks 128th and United Arab Emirates ranks 126th 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.