Greece vs Poland: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Greece
0.7%
in 2017
Poland
0.7%
in 2017
Greece rank
123rd
Poland rank
124th

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

  • Greece
  • Poland
0246197119942017

How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Poland, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Poland ahead.

Greece ranks 123rd and Poland ranks 124th of 184 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Poland Difference Ahead
1970s 3.0% 3.4% 0.4% Poland
1980s 0.2% 3.2% 3.0% Poland
1990s 0.0% 1.2% 1.2% Poland
2000s 0.3% 0.6% 0.4% Poland
2010s 0.7% 0.8% 0.1% Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Greece or Poland?
Greece, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Poland as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Greece and Poland?
0.0%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Poland?
37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Greece and Poland rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Greece ranks 123rd and Poland ranks 124th 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.