Estonia vs Germany: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Estonia
0.5%
in 2017
Germany
0.5%
in 2017
Estonia rank
131st
Germany rank
132nd

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

  • Estonia
  • Germany
0123199220042017

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Germany, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 131st and Germany ranks 132nd of 184 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 2.7% 1.8% 0.9% Estonia
2000s 1.3% 1.2% 0.1% Estonia
2010s 0.6% 0.4% 0.1% Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Estonia or Germany?
Estonia, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Germany as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Estonia and Germany?
0.0%, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Germany?
24 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2017.
How do Estonia and Germany rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Estonia ranks 131st and Germany ranks 132nd 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.