Belgium vs Spain: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female

Belgium
2.2%
in 2017
Spain
2.1%
in 2017
Belgium rank
79th
Spain rank
80th

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

  • Belgium
  • Spain
0510152025197319952017

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 79th and Spain ranks 80th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 16.0% 4.6% 11.4% Belgium
2000s 3.1% 2.2% 0.9% Belgium
2010s 2.5% 2.1% 0.4% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Belgium or Spain?
Belgium, at 2.2% against 2.1% in Spain as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Belgium and Spain?
0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Belgium ranks 79th and Spain ranks 80th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). 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), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,892 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.