Portugal vs Tunisia: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male

Portugal
15.5%
in 1990
Tunisia
14.5%
in 2016
Portugal rank
17th
Tunisia rank
20th

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

  • Portugal
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 15.5% against 14.5% in Tunisia, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 17th and Tunisia ranks 20th of 181 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 17.7% 21.5% 3.9% Tunisia
1980s 21.2% 22.9% 1.7% Tunisia
1990s 15.5% 21.4% 5.9% Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male, Portugal or Tunisia?
Portugal, at 15.5% against 14.5% in Tunisia as of 1990.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male between Portugal and Tunisia?
1.0%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Tunisia?
6 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1990.
How do Portugal and Tunisia rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Portugal ranks 17th and Tunisia ranks 20th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,893 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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