Bulgaria vs Italy: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)

Bulgaria
2.4%
in 2017
Italy
2.3%
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
72nd
Italy rank
74th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Italy
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Italy ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 72nd and Italy ranks 74th of 156 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 2.4% 3.2% 0.8% Italy
2010s 2.5% 3.2% 0.7% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Bulgaria or Italy?
Bulgaria, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Italy as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Bulgaria and Italy?
0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Bulgaria ranks 72nd and Italy ranks 74th 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.