Bulgaria vs Cyprus: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Bulgaria
0.1%
in 2017
Cyprus
0.1%
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
155th
Cyprus rank
153rd

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Cyprus
0246197119942017

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 155th and Cyprus ranks 153rd of 184 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Cyprus in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Cyprus Difference Ahead
1970s 3.2% 1.1% 2.0% Bulgaria
1980s 2.1% 0.4% 1.7% Bulgaria
1990s 4.2% 0.3% 3.9% Bulgaria
2000s 1.9% 0.3% 1.7% Bulgaria
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Bulgaria or Cyprus?
Cyprus, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Bulgaria as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Bulgaria and Cyprus?
0.0%, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Cyprus?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Cyprus rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 155th and Cyprus ranks 153rd 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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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.