Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Singapore
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Singapore, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1973 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Singapore ranks 151st and United Arab Emirates ranks 149th of 184 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.7% | 13.0% | 4.3% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 7.0% | 4.9% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Singapore or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Singapore as of 2014.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 1983.
- How do Singapore and United Arab Emirates rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Singapore ranks 151st and United Arab Emirates ranks 149th 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.