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
0510152025197319952017

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

Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.