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

Bulgaria
2.4%
in 2017
Sierra Leone
2.3%
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
72nd
Sierra Leone rank
73rd

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 72nd and Sierra Leone ranks 73rd of 156 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Bulgaria or Sierra Leone?
Bulgaria, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Bulgaria and Sierra Leone?
0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sierra Leone?
5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Sierra Leone rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Bulgaria ranks 72nd and Sierra Leone ranks 73rd 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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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.