Bulgaria vs United Arab Emirates: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Bulgaria
0.1%
in 2017
United Arab Emirates
0.1%
in 2014
Bulgaria rank
143rd
United Arab Emirates rank
140th

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Bulgaria
  • United Arab Emirates
05101520197119942017

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1973 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 143rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 140th of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 2.0% 15.9% 14.0% United Arab Emirates
1980s 1.5% 5.0% 3.5% United Arab Emirates
1990s 3.5% 3.2% 0.3% Bulgaria
2000s 2.2% 1.9% 0.3% Bulgaria
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes, Bulgaria or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Bulgaria as of 2014.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Bulgaria and United Arab Emirates?
0.0%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United Arab Emirates?
32 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2014.
How do Bulgaria and United Arab Emirates rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 143rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 140th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 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 3 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,950 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.