Ireland vs Lithuania: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Ireland
0.4%
in 2017
Lithuania
0.5%
in 2017
Ireland rank
139th
Lithuania rank
137th

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

  • Ireland
  • Lithuania
0.511.522.5199120042017

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

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.