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

Belgium
11.4%
in 2017
Spain
10.7%
in 2017
Belgium rank
36th
Spain rank
39th

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

  • Belgium
  • Spain
5101520197419952017

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 11.4% against 10.7% 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 36th and Spain ranks 39th of 164 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 9.4% 9.2% 0.3% Belgium
2000s 7.3% 14.9% 7.6% Spain
2010s 9.4% 11.2% 1.8% 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, male, Belgium or Spain?
Belgium, at 11.4% against 10.7% in Spain as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 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, male?
Belgium ranks 36th and Spain ranks 39th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 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 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 2,796 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.