Italy vs Malta: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Italy
0.3%
in 2017
Malta
0.4%
in 2017
Italy rank
145th
Malta rank
142nd
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Italy
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 145th and Malta ranks 142nd of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 1.7% | 0.7% | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.7% | 1.2% | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 2.0% | 1.7% | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Italy or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Italy as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Italy and Malta?
- 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
- How do Italy and Malta rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Italy ranks 145th 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.
Individual pages
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.