Egypt vs Switzerland: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female

Egypt
1.1%
in 2018
Switzerland
1.1%
in 2017
Egypt rank
103rd
Switzerland rank
104th

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

  • Egypt
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 103rd and Switzerland ranks 104th of 181 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 9.3% 1.8% 7.5% Egypt
1980s 3.8% 1.7% 2.0% Egypt
1990s 4.1% 1.5% 2.6% Egypt
2000s 3.3% 1.5% 1.8% Egypt
2010s 2.2% 1.2% 1.0% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Egypt or Switzerland?
Egypt, at 1.1% against 1.1% in Switzerland as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Egypt and Switzerland?
0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Switzerland?
17 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Switzerland rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Egypt ranks 103rd and Switzerland ranks 104th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). 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), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,892 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.