Afghanistan vs Syrian Arab Republic: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Afghanistan
4.2%
in 2017
Syrian Arab Republic
4.5%
in 2012
Afghanistan rank
63rd
Syrian Arab Republic rank
61st

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 4.5% against 4.2% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 63rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 61st of 184 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 30.5% 9.7% 20.8% Afghanistan
1980s 4.5% 8.4% 4.0% Syrian Arab Republic

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 Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 4.5% against 4.2% in Afghanistan as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Afghanistan and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.3%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Syrian Arab Republic?
5 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 1984.
How do Afghanistan and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 63rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 61st 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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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.