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