Portugal vs Tunisia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male

Portugal
26.9%
in 1985
Tunisia
28.8%
in 2017
Portugal rank
9th
Tunisia rank
6th

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

  • Portugal
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 28.8% against 26.9% in Portugal, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 9th and Tunisia ranks 6th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 8.8% 14.0% 5.2% Tunisia
1980s 26.3% 20.4% 5.9% 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, male, Portugal or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 28.8% against 26.9% in Portugal as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male between Portugal and Tunisia?
1.9%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Tunisia?
6 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 1985.
How do Portugal and Tunisia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Portugal ranks 9th and Tunisia ranks 6th 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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About this data

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.