Switzerland vs United Arab Emirates: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)

Switzerland
1.2%
in 2017
United Arab Emirates
1.3%
in 2013
Switzerland rank
98th
United Arab Emirates rank
96th

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time

  • Switzerland
  • United Arab Emirates
246200020082017

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2004 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Switzerland ranks 98th and United Arab Emirates ranks 96th of 156 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 1.8% 3.4% 1.6% United Arab Emirates
2010s 1.5% 1.9% 0.3% United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Switzerland or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Switzerland as of 2013.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?
0.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?
6 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2013.
How do Switzerland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Switzerland ranks 98th and United Arab Emirates ranks 96th of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%). 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 lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 2,040 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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