Belgium vs Jamaica: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male over time
- Belgium
- Jamaica
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2.4% against 2.1% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 90th and Jamaica ranks 92nd of 181 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.9% | 4.3% | 19.7% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 18.6% | 4.3% | 14.4% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 17.2% | 4.3% | 12.9% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.6% | 0.3% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 3.5% | 0.9% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male, Belgium or Jamaica?
- Belgium, at 2.4% against 2.1% in Jamaica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male between Belgium and Jamaica?
- 0.3%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Jamaica?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
- How do Belgium and Jamaica rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
- Belgium ranks 90th and Jamaica ranks 92nd of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of male repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.