Samoa vs Switzerland: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Samoa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 112th and Switzerland ranks 111th of 184 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Samoa or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Samoa as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Samoa and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Switzerland?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.
- How do Samoa and Switzerland rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 112th 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.