Cuba vs France: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Cuba
0.6%
in 2018
France
0.6%
in 2017
Cuba rank
127th
France rank
126th

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

  • Cuba
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Cuba, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 127th and France ranks 126th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba France Difference Ahead
1970s 8.7% 9.6% 0.9% France
1980s 4.5% 6.8% 2.3% France
1990s 2.3% 4.4% 2.1% France
2010s 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Cuba or France?
France, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Cuba as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Cuba and France?
0.0%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and France?
16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Cuba and France rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Cuba ranks 127th and France ranks 126th 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.