Argentina vs South Africa: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)

Argentina
13.7%
in 2016
South Africa
16.7%
in 2017
Argentina rank
25th
South Africa rank
23rd

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

  • Argentina
  • South Africa
051015199920082017

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 16.7% against 13.7% in Argentina, a difference of 3.0%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Africa ahead.

Argentina ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 156 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 10.0% 17.4% 7.4% South Africa
2000s 10.1% 10.6% 0.5% South Africa
2010s 13.1% 14.9% 1.8% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Argentina or South Africa?
South Africa, at 16.7% against 13.7% in Argentina as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Argentina and South Africa?
3.0%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Argentina and South Africa rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Argentina ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), 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 lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,981 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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