Colombia vs Germany: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time
- Colombia
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.6% against 2.4% in Colombia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 71st and Germany ranks 68th of 156 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 0.6% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Colombia or Germany?
- Germany, at 2.6% against 2.4% in Colombia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Colombia and Germany?
- 0.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Germany?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
- How do Colombia and Germany rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Colombia ranks 71st and Germany ranks 68th 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.