Belgium vs Thailand: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male

Belgium
4.0%
in 2017
Thailand
4.2%
in 2017
Belgium rank
77th
Thailand rank
74th

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

  • Belgium
  • Thailand
5101520197419952017

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 4.2% against 4.0% in Belgium, a difference of 0.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 77th and Thailand ranks 74th of 172 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 16.9% 5.6% 11.3% Belgium
2010s 6.2% 4.6% 1.6% 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, male, Belgium or Thailand?
Thailand, at 4.2% against 4.0% in Belgium as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male between Belgium and Thailand?
0.2%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Thailand?
7 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
How do Belgium and Thailand rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Belgium ranks 77th and Thailand ranks 74th 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,106 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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