Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both

Kuwait
1.5%
in 2018
Saudi Arabia
1.7%
in 2018
Kuwait rank
105th
Saudi Arabia rank
102nd

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Kuwait
  • Saudi Arabia
0510152025197219952018

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.7% against 1.5% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 105th and Saudi Arabia ranks 102nd of 172 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 4.5% 3.2% 1.3% Kuwait
2010s 2.9% 1.4% 1.4% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 1.7% against 1.5% in Kuwait as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
0.2%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both?
Kuwait ranks 105th and Saudi Arabia ranks 102nd of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,327 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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