Belgium vs Sierra Leone: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes
Belgium
1.7%
in 2017
Sierra Leone
1.5%
in 2017
Belgium rank
89th
Sierra Leone rank
92nd
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Belgium
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.7% against 1.5% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 89th and Sierra Leone ranks 92nd of 178 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.7% | 14.5% | 10.2% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 6.9% | 5.0% | Sierra Leone |
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 Sierra Leone?
- Belgium, at 1.7% against 1.5% in Sierra Leone as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Belgium and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sierra Leone?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
- How do Belgium and Sierra Leone rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
- Belgium ranks 89th and Sierra Leone ranks 92nd 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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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.