Colombia vs Denmark: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes
Colombia
2.6%
in 2017
Denmark
2.2%
in 2017
Colombia rank
89th
Denmark rank
91st
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Colombia
- Denmark
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2.6% against 2.2% in Denmark, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 89th and Denmark ranks 91st of 188 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.7% | 0.0% | 20.7% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 0.0% | 20.2% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 0.0% | 13.8% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 0.0% | 5.8% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Colombia |
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, Colombia or Denmark?
- Colombia, at 2.6% against 2.2% in Denmark as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Colombia and Denmark?
- 0.4%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Denmark?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do Colombia and Denmark rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 89th and Denmark ranks 91st 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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About this data
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.