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

Ireland
0.4%
in 2017
Malta
0.4%
in 2017
Ireland rank
139th
Malta rank
142nd

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

  • Ireland
  • Malta
01234197219942017

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Malta, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 139th and Malta ranks 142nd of 184 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Malta Difference Ahead
1990s 1.9% 1.8% 0.1% Ireland
2000s 1.0% 2.0% 1.1% Malta
2010s 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% Ireland

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 Malta?
Ireland, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Malta as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Ireland and Malta?
0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malta?
20 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2017.
How do Ireland and Malta rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Ireland ranks 139th and Malta ranks 142nd 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.