Belgium vs Macau, China: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)

Belgium
5.9%
in 2017
Macau, China
6.1%
in 2018
Belgium rank
43rd
Macau, China rank
41st

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time

  • Belgium
  • Macau, China
57.51012.515199920082018

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 6.1% against 5.9% in Belgium, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Macau, China has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 43rd and Macau, China ranks 41st of 156 countries.

Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Macau, China Difference Ahead
2000s 6.9% 14.3% 7.4% Macau, China
2010s 7.0% 9.8% 2.8% Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Belgium or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 6.1% against 5.9% in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Belgium and Macau, China?
0.2%, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Macau, China?
13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2017.
How do Belgium and Macau, China rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Belgium ranks 43rd and Macau, China ranks 41st of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 2,040 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in lower secondary education in the previous school year t.