Afghanistan vs Syrian Arab Republic: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both

Afghanistan
3.4%
in 2017
Syrian Arab Republic
3.8%
in 2012
Afghanistan rank
61st
Syrian Arab Republic rank
58th

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 3.8% against 3.4% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 61st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 58th of 161 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 20.1% 27.0% 6.9% Syrian Arab Republic
1980s 7.6% 23.8% 16.3% Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both, Afghanistan or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 3.8% against 3.4% in Afghanistan as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both between Afghanistan and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.4%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Syrian Arab Republic?
7 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1984.
How do Afghanistan and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both?
Afghanistan ranks 61st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 58th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 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 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
161 places, 3,005 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.