Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male

Singapore
0.2%
in 2017
United Arab Emirates
0.2%
in 2014
Singapore rank
150th
United Arab Emirates rank
147th

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

  • Singapore
  • United Arab Emirates
0510152025197119942017

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 1.3 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1973 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Singapore ranks 150th and United Arab Emirates ranks 147th of 181 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 10.3% 13.3% 3.0% United Arab Emirates
1980s 1.1% 6.7% 5.5% 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), male, 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), male 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?
6 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), male?
Singapore ranks 150th and United Arab Emirates ranks 147th 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.