Denmark vs France: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)

Denmark
0.9%
in 2017
France
0.8%
in 2017
Denmark rank
95th
France rank
96th

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

  • Denmark
  • France
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in France, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was France ahead.

Denmark ranks 95th and France ranks 96th of 156 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark France Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5% 3.7% 3.2% France
2010s 0.9% 1.9% 1.0% France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Denmark or France?
Denmark, at 0.9% against 0.8% in France as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Denmark and France?
0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
How do Denmark and France rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Denmark ranks 95th and France ranks 96th 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.