Belgium vs Spain: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both

Belgium
9.9%
in 2017
Spain
9.2%
in 2017
Belgium rank
40th
Spain rank
42nd

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Belgium
  • Spain
5101520197419952017

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 9.9% against 9.2% in Spain, a difference of 0.7%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 40th and Spain ranks 42nd of 172 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 8.1% 7.7% 0.4% Belgium
2000s 6.6% 13.3% 6.7% Spain
2010s 8.2% 9.7% 1.6% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both, Belgium or Spain?
Belgium, at 9.9% against 9.2% in Spain as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both between Belgium and Spain?
0.7%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
7 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2017.
How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both?
Belgium ranks 40th and Spain ranks 42nd of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 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 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,327 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.