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

Dominican Republic
4.9%
in 2018
Syrian Arab Republic
4.5%
in 2012
Dominican Republic rank
58th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
61st

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

  • Dominican Republic
  • Syrian Arab Republic
5101520197119942018

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 4.9% against 4.5% in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 58th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 61st of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 18.6% 8.5% 10.1% Dominican Republic
1990s 7.9% 7.0% 1.0% Dominican Republic
2000s 7.4% 7.3% 0.1% Dominican Republic
2010s 7.7% 6.6% 1.1% Dominican 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, Dominican Republic or Syrian Arab Republic?
Dominican Republic, at 4.9% against 4.5% in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Dominican Republic and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.4%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Syrian Arab Republic?
11 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Dominican Republic and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Dominican Republic ranks 58th 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.