Romania vs Switzerland: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Romania
- Switzerland
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Switzerland ahead.
Romania ranks 109th and Switzerland ranks 111th of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.9% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 1.6% | 1.4% | Romania |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 0.6% | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Romania or Switzerland?
- Romania, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Switzerland as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Romania and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Switzerland?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2017.
- How do Romania and Switzerland rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Romania ranks 109th and Switzerland ranks 111th 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
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.