Samoa vs Switzerland: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male

Samoa
1.4%
in 2018
Switzerland
1.3%
in 2017
Samoa rank
108th
Switzerland rank
111th

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

  • Samoa
  • Switzerland
0123197719972018

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Switzerland ahead.

Samoa ranks 108th and Switzerland ranks 111th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 1.1% 1.8% 0.8% Switzerland
2000s 1.3% 1.6% 0.4% Switzerland
2010s 1.3% 1.3% 0.0% Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male, Samoa or Switzerland?
Samoa, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Switzerland as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male between Samoa and Switzerland?
0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Switzerland?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Samoa and Switzerland rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Samoa ranks 108th and Switzerland ranks 111th 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.