Germany vs Poland: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes

Germany
0.5%
in 2012
Poland
0.6%
in 2017
Germany rank
118th
Poland rank
117th

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

  • Germany
  • Poland
12345197119942017

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 118th and Poland ranks 117th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 1.3% 1.2% 0.2% Germany
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.1% Germany
2010s 0.5% 1.0% 0.4% Poland

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, Germany or Poland?
Poland, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Germany as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Germany and Poland?
0.1%, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Poland?
15 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2012.
How do Germany and Poland rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
Germany ranks 118th and Poland ranks 117th 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.