Germany vs Lithuania: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both

Germany
3.9%
in 2017
Lithuania
0.9%
in 2017
Germany rank
6th
Lithuania rank
9th

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Germany
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 3.9% against 0.9% in Lithuania, a difference of 3.0%.

That makes Germany's figure about 4.6 times Lithuania's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 6th and Lithuania ranks 9th of 23 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Lithuania Difference Ahead
1990s 3.9% 2.6% 1.3% Germany
2010s 3.6% 1.0% 2.6% Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both, Germany or Lithuania?
Germany, at 3.9% against 0.9% in Lithuania as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both between Germany and Lithuania?
3.0%, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Lithuania?
9 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.
How do Germany and Lithuania rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both?
Germany ranks 6th and Lithuania ranks 9th of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 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 5 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 359 data points, 1970–2018
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.