Denmark vs United States: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes
Denmark
2.2%
in 2017
United States
2.1%
in 2017
Denmark rank
91st
United States rank
93rd
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Denmark
- United States
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in United States, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1998 it was United States ahead.
Denmark ranks 91st and United States ranks 93rd of 188 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 0.7% | 1.9% | Denmark |
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, Denmark or United States?
- Denmark, at 2.2% against 2.1% in United States as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Denmark and United States?
- 0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do Denmark and United States rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Denmark ranks 91st and United States ranks 93rd 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.