Belarus vs Switzerland: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Belarus
0.8%
in 1989
Switzerland
0.8%
in 2017
Belarus rank
98th
Switzerland rank
101st

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Belarus
  • Switzerland
00.511.52197119942017

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Belarus ranks 98th and Switzerland ranks 101st of 157 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2% 1.9% 1.6% Switzerland
1980s 0.2% 2.0% 1.7% Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes, Belarus or Switzerland?
Belarus, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Switzerland as of 1989.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Belarus and Switzerland?
0.0%, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Switzerland?
9 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 1985.
How do Belarus and Switzerland rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Belarus ranks 98th and Switzerland ranks 101st of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 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 5 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 3,216 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.