Mexico vs Qatar: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Mexico
1.0%
in 2017
Qatar
1.3%
in 2018
Mexico rank
113th
Qatar rank
110th

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

  • Mexico
  • Qatar
0510152025197119942018

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 1.3% against 1.0% in Mexico, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Qatar ahead.

Mexico ranks 113th and Qatar ranks 110th of 184 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 10.8% 17.7% 6.9% Qatar
1980s 9.9% 9.0% 0.9% Mexico
1990s 8.0% 4.0% 4.0% Mexico
2000s 3.9% 1.1% 2.8% Mexico
2010s 1.2% 1.6% 0.5% Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Mexico or Qatar?
Qatar, at 1.3% against 1.0% in Mexico as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Mexico and Qatar?
0.3%, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Qatar?
26 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
How do Mexico and Qatar rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Mexico ranks 113th and Qatar ranks 110th 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.