Belgium vs Qatar: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes

Belgium
1.7%
in 2017
Qatar
2.0%
in 2018
Belgium rank
89th
Qatar rank
87th

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Belgium
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 2.0% against 1.7% in Belgium, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Qatar ahead.

Belgium ranks 89th and Qatar ranks 87th of 178 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 25.1% 21.8% 3.3% Belgium
1980s 20.0% 15.2% 4.7% Belgium
2000s 2.7% 0.6% 2.1% Belgium
2010s 1.9% 2.5% 0.7% Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes, Belgium or Qatar?
Qatar, at 2.0% against 1.7% in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Belgium and Qatar?
0.3%, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Qatar?
17 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
How do Belgium and Qatar rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
Belgium ranks 89th and Qatar ranks 87th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 4 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 4 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,831 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.