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

Bulgaria
1.9%
in 2016
Italy
1.8%
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
81st
Italy rank
84th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Italy
12345197119942017

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Italy ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 81st and Italy ranks 84th of 161 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 2.2% 4.0% 1.8% Italy
1980s 1.8% 4.6% 2.8% Italy
1990s 3.6% 3.1% 0.4% Bulgaria
2000s 1.9% 2.6% 0.7% Italy
2010s 1.8% 2.7% 0.9% Italy

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 Italy?
Bulgaria, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Italy as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both between Bulgaria and Italy?
0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both?
Bulgaria ranks 81st and Italy ranks 84th 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.