Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both was 3.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Bulgaria, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Bulgaria stood at 3.2%.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Bulgaria peaked at 8.4% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1986.
That places Bulgaria 82nd out of 178 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.4% | — |
| 1972 | 7.3% | -13.8% |
| 1973 | 6.1% | -15.3% |
| 1974 | 5.2% | -15.6% |
| 1975 | 3.6% | -31.4% |
| 1976 | 3.4% | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | -20.3% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | -21.2% |
| 1979 | 2.1% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 2.2% | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | -12.4% |
| 1986 | 1.7% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | +26.4% |
| 1988 | 3.2% | +44.8% |
| 1989 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 5.2% | +57.1% |
| 1991 | 5.6% | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | -15.5% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 5.1% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -33.6% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +20.2% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.5% | 2.1% | 8.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 6.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 3.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Bulgaria?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Bulgaria was 3.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 1971.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1986.
- How does Bulgaria rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
- Bulgaria ranks 82nd out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.