Afghanistan vs Luxembourg: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Afghanistan
4.2%
in 2017
Luxembourg
3.8%
in 2017
Afghanistan rank
63rd
Luxembourg rank
66th

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Luxembourg
0102030197319952017

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 4.2% against 3.8% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 63rd and Luxembourg ranks 66th of 184 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1970s 31.6% 5.7% 25.9% Afghanistan
2010s 3.9% 3.8% 0.0% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Afghanistan or Luxembourg?
Afghanistan, at 4.2% against 3.8% in Luxembourg as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Afghanistan and Luxembourg?
0.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Luxembourg?
5 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Luxembourg rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 63rd and Luxembourg ranks 66th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary 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 primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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