Bulgaria vs France: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both

Bulgaria
1.8%
in 1996
France
2.4%
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
42nd
France rank
41st

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Bulgaria
  • France
051015197119942017

How they compare

France currently reports 2.4% against 1.8% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 42nd and France ranks 41st of 78 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria France Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6% 7.7% 7.1% France
1980s 1.3% 12.6% 11.3% France
1990s 3.0% 9.2% 6.2% France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both, Bulgaria or France?
France, at 2.4% against 1.8% in Bulgaria as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both between Bulgaria and France?
0.6%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and France?
15 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 1995.
How do Bulgaria and France rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both?
Bulgaria ranks 42nd and France ranks 41st of 78 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 4 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 4 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
78 places, 1,267 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.