Eswatini vs Iraq: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male

Eswatini
91.4%
in 2017
Iraq
38.8%
in 1999
Eswatini rank
1st
Iraq rank
2nd

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

  • Eswatini
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 91.4% against 38.8% in Iraq, a difference of 52.6%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 2.4 times Iraq's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 1st and Iraq ranks 2nd of 172 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Iraq Difference Ahead
1970s 4.8% 26.4% 21.5% Iraq
1980s 7.3% 30.0% 22.6% Iraq
1990s 10.7% 38.8% 28.0% Iraq

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, male, Eswatini or Iraq?
Eswatini, at 91.4% against 38.8% in Iraq as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male between Eswatini and Iraq?
52.6%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Iraq?
16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1999.
How do Eswatini and Iraq rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Eswatini ranks 1st and Iraq ranks 2nd 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,106 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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