Ireland vs Malta: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)

Ireland
0.1%
in 2017
Malta
0.1%
in 2017
Ireland rank
136th
Malta rank
135th

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

  • Ireland
  • Malta
00.250.50.7511.2199820072017

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malta ahead.

Ireland ranks 136th and Malta ranks 135th of 156 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Malta Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4% 1.0% 0.6% Malta
2000s 0.3% 0.6% 0.3% Malta
2010s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Ireland or Malta?
Malta, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Ireland as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Ireland and Malta?
0.0%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malta?
18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Ireland and Malta rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Ireland ranks 136th and Malta ranks 135th of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%). 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), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,984 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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