Bulgaria vs Colombia: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both

Bulgaria
1.9%
in 2016
Colombia
2.1%
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
81st
Colombia rank
80th

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Colombia
051015197119942017

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 2.1% against 1.9% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Across all 16 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 81st and Colombia ranks 80th of 161 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Colombia Difference Ahead
1980s 1.8% 14.8% 13.0% Colombia
1990s 4.5% 6.1% 1.7% Colombia
2000s 2.0% 3.1% 1.1% Colombia
2010s 1.8% 3.2% 1.3% Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both, Bulgaria or Colombia?
Colombia, at 2.1% against 1.9% in Bulgaria as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both between Bulgaria and Colombia?
0.2%, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Colombia?
16 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2016.
How do Bulgaria and Colombia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both?
Bulgaria ranks 81st and Colombia ranks 80th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 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 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
161 places, 3,005 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.