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

Bulgaria
2.8%
in 2017
Colombia
2.7%
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
71st
Colombia rank
73rd

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Colombia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 71st and Colombia ranks 73rd 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 2.9% 4.0% 1.0% Colombia
2010s 3.0% 3.8% 0.8% 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?
Bulgaria, at 2.8% against 2.7% in Colombia as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Bulgaria and Colombia?
0.1%, with Bulgaria 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 71st and Colombia 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), male (%). 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), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,981 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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