Poland vs United States: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Poland
2.2%
in 2017
United States
2.1%
in 2017
Poland rank
91st
United States rank
92nd

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male over time

  • Poland
  • United States
00.511.52199820072017

How they compare

Poland currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in United States, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 91st and United States ranks 92nd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland United States Difference Ahead
2000s 1.3% 0.0% 1.3% Poland
2010s 1.5% 0.4% 1.1% Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male, Poland or United States?
Poland, 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, male between Poland and United States?
0.1%, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United States?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
How do Poland and United States rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Poland ranks 91st and United States ranks 92nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,824 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.