Belgium vs Bulgaria: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education

Belgium
2.2%
in 2017
Bulgaria
2.3%
in 2017
Belgium rank
80th
Bulgaria rank
79th

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

  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
05101520197419952017

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 2.3% against 2.2% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 80th and Bulgaria ranks 79th of 172 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1990s 5.2% 3.6% 1.6% Belgium
2000s 6.3% 2.6% 3.7% Belgium
2010s 5.8% 2.2% 3.6% 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, Belgium or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 2.3% against 2.2% in Belgium as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education between Belgium and Bulgaria?
0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?
14 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2017.
How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
Belgium ranks 80th and Bulgaria ranks 79th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,110 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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