Belgium vs Mauritania: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)
Belgium
5.9%
in 2017
Mauritania
6.2%
in 2018
Belgium rank
43rd
Mauritania rank
40th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time
- Belgium
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 6.2% against 5.9% in Belgium, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Mauritania ahead.
Belgium ranks 43rd and Mauritania ranks 40th of 156 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 11.4% | 5.0% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 8.7% | 1.8% | Mauritania |
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 Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 6.2% 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 Mauritania?
- 0.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Mauritania?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2017.
- How do Belgium and Mauritania rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Belgium ranks 43rd and Mauritania ranks 40th 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
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.