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
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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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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
Last refreshed

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.