Belgium vs Jamaica: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male

Belgium
2.4%
in 2017
Jamaica
2.1%
in 2018
Belgium rank
90th
Jamaica rank
92nd

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

  • Belgium
  • Jamaica
0510152025197319952018

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

Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,893 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.