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
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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About this data
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.