Belgium vs Italy: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both

Belgium
3.1%
in 2017
Italy
2.8%
in 2017
Belgium rank
83rd
Italy rank
86th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Belgium
  • Italy
05101520197119942017

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 3.1% against 2.8% in Italy, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 83rd and Italy ranks 86th of 178 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 18.0% 8.7% 9.3% Belgium
1990s 6.2% 8.2% 2.0% Italy
2000s 7.3% 3.3% 4.0% Belgium
2010s 7.1% 3.9% 3.2% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both, Belgium or Italy?
Belgium, at 3.1% against 2.8% in Italy as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both between Belgium and Italy?
0.3%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
17 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Belgium ranks 83rd and Italy ranks 86th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,631 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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