Bulgaria vs Greece: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male

Bulgaria
2.2%
in 2016
Greece
2.0%
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
79th
Greece rank
82nd

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
051015197119942017

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 2.2% against 2.0% in Greece, a difference of 0.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 79th and Greece ranks 82nd of 153 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Greece Difference Ahead
1980s 2.6% 0.9% 1.7% Bulgaria
1990s 5.2% 0.9% 4.3% Bulgaria
2000s 2.6% 1.7% 0.9% Bulgaria
2010s 2.2% 2.0% 0.2% Bulgaria

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, male, Bulgaria or Greece?
Bulgaria, at 2.2% against 2.0% in Greece as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male between Bulgaria and Greece?
0.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
17 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2016.
How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male?
Bulgaria ranks 79th and Greece ranks 82nd of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 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 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 2,514 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.