Timor-Leste vs Tunisia: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Timor-Leste
12.3%
in 2018
Tunisia
11.5%
in 2016
Timor-Leste rank
22nd
Tunisia rank
23rd

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

  • Timor-Leste
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 12.3% against 11.5% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

Timor-Leste ranks 22nd and Tunisia ranks 23rd of 184 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Timor-Leste Tunisia Difference Ahead
2000s 18.6% 6.3% 12.3% Timor-Leste
2010s 16.1% 7.5% 8.5% Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Timor-Leste or Tunisia?
Timor-Leste, at 12.3% against 11.5% in Tunisia as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Timor-Leste and Tunisia?
0.8%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Tunisia?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2016.
How do Timor-Leste and Tunisia rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Timor-Leste ranks 22nd and Tunisia ranks 23rd 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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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.