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

Mexico
1.0%
in 2017
Samoa
1.1%
in 2018
Mexico rank
113th
Samoa rank
112th

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

  • Mexico
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 113th and Samoa ranks 112th of 184 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 6.8% 1.4% 5.4% Mexico
2000s 4.7% 1.5% 3.2% Mexico
2010s 1.6% 1.2% 0.3% Mexico

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 Samoa?
Samoa, at 1.1% 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 Samoa?
0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Samoa?
18 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
How do Mexico and Samoa rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Mexico ranks 113th and Samoa ranks 112th 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.