Bulgaria vs Italy: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male

Bulgaria
3.1%
in 2017
Italy
2.9%
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
77th
Italy rank
80th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Italy
24681012197119942017

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 3.1% against 2.9% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Italy ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 77th and Italy ranks 80th of 164 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Italy Difference Ahead
1980s 3.0% 10.5% 7.5% Italy
1990s 6.5% 7.5% 1.1% Italy
2000s 2.7% 4.4% 1.7% Italy
2010s 2.7% 4.0% 1.4% Italy

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, Bulgaria or Italy?
Bulgaria, at 3.1% against 2.9% in Italy as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male between Bulgaria and Italy?
0.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
29 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male?
Bulgaria ranks 77th and Italy ranks 80th 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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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.