Belgium vs Spain: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Belgium
2.3%
in 2017
Spain
2.5%
in 2017
Belgium rank
88th
Spain rank
85th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Belgium, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 88th and Spain ranks 85th of 184 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.5% | 5.4% | 12.1% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 0.6% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Belgium or Spain?
- Spain, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Belgium as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Belgium and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Belgium ranks 88th and Spain ranks 85th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary 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 primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.