Italy vs Qatar: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)

Italy
2.9%
in 2017
Qatar
3.4%
in 2018
Italy rank
70th
Qatar rank
67th

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

  • Italy
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 3.4% against 2.9% in Italy, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Qatar ahead.

Italy ranks 70th and Qatar ranks 67th of 156 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Qatar Difference Ahead
2000s 3.8% 3.6% 0.2% Italy
2010s 4.0% 4.6% 0.6% Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Italy or Qatar?
Qatar, at 3.4% against 2.9% in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Italy and Qatar?
0.5%, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Qatar?
12 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
How do Italy and Qatar rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Italy ranks 70th and Qatar ranks 67th 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.