Bhutan vs Spain: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Bhutan
2.7%
in 2017
Spain
2.8%
in 2017
Bhutan rank
87th
Spain rank
84th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Bhutan
  • Spain
05101520197519962017

How they compare

Spain currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 87th and Spain ranks 84th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 15.6% 0.0% 15.6% Bhutan
2000s 8.7% 0.1% 8.6% Bhutan
2010s 4.0% 0.8% 3.2% Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, Bhutan or Spain?
Spain, at 2.8% against 2.7% in Bhutan as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Bhutan and Spain?
0.1%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Spain?
17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Bhutan and Spain rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Bhutan ranks 87th and Spain ranks 84th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,401 data points, 1970–2019
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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.