Latvia vs Poland: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both

Latvia
1.0%
in 2017
Poland
1.2%
in 2017
Latvia rank
119th
Poland rank
117th

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

  • Latvia
  • Poland
0246197119942017

How they compare

Poland currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Latvia, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 119th and Poland ranks 117th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 2.6% 1.8% 0.8% Latvia
2000s 2.2% 3.1% 1.0% Poland
2010s 1.7% 3.1% 1.4% Poland

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, Latvia or Poland?
Poland, at 1.2% against 1.0% in Latvia as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both between Latvia and Poland?
0.2%, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Poland?
17 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
How do Latvia and Poland rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Latvia ranks 119th and Poland ranks 117th 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

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.