Peru vs Spain: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Peru
2.8%
in 2017
Spain
2.5%
in 2017
Peru rank
82nd
Spain rank
85th

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

  • Peru
  • Spain
05101520197219942017

How they compare

Peru currently reports 2.8% against 2.5% in Spain, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 82nd and Spain ranks 85th of 184 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 17.1% 5.6% 11.5% Peru
1990s 14.6% 4.0% 10.6% Peru
2000s 7.2% 2.6% 4.6% Peru
2010s 3.7% 2.5% 1.1% Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Peru or Spain?
Peru, at 2.8% against 2.5% in Spain as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Peru and Spain?
0.3%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Spain?
16 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
How do Peru and Spain rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Peru ranks 82nd 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.