Argentina vs Niger: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Argentina
3.3%
in 2016
Niger
3.6%
in 2014
Argentina rank
70th
Niger rank
69th

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

  • Argentina
  • Niger
05101520197019932016

How they compare

Niger currently reports 3.6% against 3.3% in Argentina, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Niger ahead.

Argentina ranks 70th and Niger ranks 69th of 184 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 9.0% 17.5% 8.5% Niger
1990s 5.6% 13.3% 7.7% Niger
2000s 6.0% 7.0% 1.0% Niger
2010s 3.0% 4.0% 1.0% Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Argentina or Niger?
Niger, at 3.6% against 3.3% in Argentina as of 2014.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Argentina and Niger?
0.3%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Niger?
22 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2014.
How do Argentina and Niger rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Argentina ranks 70th and Niger ranks 69th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Argentina vs Niger: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/repetition-rate-in-primary-education-all-grades-both-sexes-percent/argentina/niger/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/repetition-rate-in-primary-education-all-grades-both-sexes-percent/argentina/niger/">Argentina vs Niger: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes</a> — Statizoid

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.