Italy vs Qatar: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male

Italy
3.7%
in 2017
Qatar
4.0%
in 2018
Italy rank
81st
Qatar rank
78th

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

  • Italy
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 4.0% against 3.7% in Italy, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Qatar ahead.

Italy ranks 81st and Qatar ranks 78th of 172 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 11.5% 19.0% 7.5% Qatar
1980s 14.9% 29.0% 14.1% Qatar
1990s 11.6% 19.3% 7.8% Qatar
2000s 4.5% 4.8% 0.2% Qatar
2010s 5.0% 4.9% 0.1% Italy

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, Italy or Qatar?
Qatar, at 4.0% against 3.7% in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male between Italy and Qatar?
0.3%, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Qatar?
36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Italy and Qatar rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Italy ranks 81st and Qatar ranks 78th 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.