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

Bulgaria
1.9%
in 2017
Colombia
2.0%
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
72nd
Colombia rank
70th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Colombia
2345200120092017

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Colombia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 72nd and Colombia ranks 70th of 156 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Colombia Difference Ahead
2000s 2.0% 2.6% 0.6% Colombia
2010s 2.0% 2.7% 0.7% 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), Bulgaria or Colombia?
Colombia, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Bulgaria as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Bulgaria and Colombia?
0.1%, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Colombia?
15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Colombia rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Bulgaria ranks 72nd and Colombia ranks 70th of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%). 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), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,984 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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