Belgium vs Suriname: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes
Belgium
19.8%
in 1987
Suriname
22.3%
in 2018
Belgium rank
9th
Suriname rank
6th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Belgium
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 22.3% against 19.8% in Belgium, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 9th and Suriname ranks 6th of 131 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.7% | 20.8% | 7.0% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 18.0% | 3.2% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes, Belgium or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 22.3% against 19.8% in Belgium as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Belgium and Suriname?
- 2.5%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Suriname?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 1987.
- How do Belgium and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
- Belgium ranks 9th and Suriname ranks 6th of 131 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 6 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.