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

Bulgaria
1.9%
in 2017
Slovakia
1.7%
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
72nd
Slovakia rank
74th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1.9% against 1.7% in Slovakia, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Across all 13 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Slovakia Difference Ahead
2000s 2.1% 1.5% 0.6% Bulgaria
2010s 2.0% 1.7% 0.3% Bulgaria

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 Slovakia?
Bulgaria, at 1.9% against 1.7% in Slovakia as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Bulgaria and Slovakia?
0.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Slovakia?
13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Slovakia rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Bulgaria ranks 72nd and Slovakia 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), 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.