Ireland vs Lithuania: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Ireland
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Lithuania ahead.
Ireland ranks 139th and Lithuania ranks 137th of 184 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Ireland or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Ireland as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Ireland and Lithuania?
- 0.1%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Lithuania?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2017.
- How do Ireland and Lithuania rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Ireland ranks 139th and Lithuania ranks 137th 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
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.