Croatia vs Serbia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Croatia
0.3%
in 2017
Serbia
0.3%
in 2018
Croatia rank
139th
Serbia rank
137th

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

  • Croatia
  • Serbia
0.20.40.60.811.2199420062018

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Croatia, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Serbia ahead.

Croatia ranks 139th and Serbia ranks 137th of 188 countries.

Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Serbia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Serbia
2010s 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% Serbia

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, Croatia or Serbia?
Serbia, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Croatia as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Croatia and Serbia?
0.0%, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Serbia?
12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do Croatia and Serbia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Croatia ranks 139th and Serbia ranks 137th 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

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.