Belgium vs Spain: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes

Belgium
3.0%
in 2017
Spain
2.9%
in 2017
Belgium rank
73rd
Spain rank
74th

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Belgium
  • Spain
5101520197419952017

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 73rd and Spain ranks 74th of 183 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 15.0% 6.3% 8.7% Belgium
2000s 4.4% 4.5% 0.1% Spain
2010s 3.1% 4.2% 1.0% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes, Belgium or Spain?
Belgium, at 3.0% against 2.9% in Spain as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Belgium and Spain?
0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
19 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Belgium ranks 73rd and Spain ranks 74th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 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 2 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,067 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.