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

Comoros: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes was 16.3% in 2017. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2017)
16.3%
World rank
12th
of 184 countries
All-time high
40.6%
in 1991
All-time low
16.3%
in 2017
Years of data
11
1985–2017

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Comoros, 1985–2017

0102030401985200120171985: 34.6 %1986: 34.6 %1991: 40.6 %1992: 40 %1993: 37.8 %1998: 25 %1999: 29.3 %2002: 28 %2003: 27 %2013: 17.5 %2017: 16.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Comoros stood at 16.3%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Comoros peaked at 40.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2017.

That places Comoros 12th out of 184 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 34.6% 34.6% 34.6% 2
1990s 34.5% 25.0% 40.6% 5
2000s 27.5% 27.0% 28.0% 2
2010s 16.9% 16.3% 17.5% 2

Countries ranked near Comoros

  1. 9 Chad 19.9% compare
  2. 10 Equatorial Guinea 19.2% compare
  3. 11 Haiti 18.5% compare
  4. 13 Namibia 16.1% compare
  5. 14 Benin 16.0% compare
  6. 15 Suriname 16.0% compare

See the full ranking of 184 places β†’

More reference data data for Comoros

All data for Comoros β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Comoros?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Comoros was 16.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 1991.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2017.
How does Comoros rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Comoros ranks 12th out of 184 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Comoros data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.