Qatar vs Switzerland: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Qatar
- Switzerland
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 110th and Switzerland ranks 111th of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.0% | 2.1% | 11.9% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 2.0% | 7.0% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 1.7% | 2.5% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.4% | 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, Qatar or Switzerland?
- Qatar, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Switzerland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Qatar and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Switzerland?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
- How do Qatar and Switzerland rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Qatar ranks 110th and Switzerland ranks 111th 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
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.