Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female in Greece

Greece: Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female was 2,400 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
2,400 number
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
70th
of 183 countries
All-time high
6,419 number
in 1984
All-time low
1,505 number
in 2014
Years of data
33
1971–2018

Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female in Greece, 1971–2018

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k1971199420181971: 4.0k number1972: 5.1k number1973: 5.8k number1974: 5.2k number1975: 5.0k number1976: 3.3k number1977: 2.6k number1978: 2.8k number1979: 4.4k number1980: 5.3k number1982: 5.2k number1983: 6.1k number1984: 6.4k number1985: 6.1k number1986: 5.7k number1987: 6.0k number1988: 4.7k number1989: 4.6k number1990: 4.4k number1991: 4.3k number1992: 4.3k number2005: 2.4k number2006: 2.1k number2007: 2.0k number2010: 1.8k number2011: 1.9k number2012: 1.7k number2013: 1.7k number2014: 1.5k number2015: 2.4k number2016: 2.6k number2017: 2.7k number2018: 2.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Greece recorded 2,400 number for repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female in Greece peaked at 6,419 number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1,505 number, in 2014.

That places Greece 70th out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (number) in Greece, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 4,050 number
1972 5,077 number +25.4%
1973 5,780 number +13.8%
1974 5,190 number -10.2%
1975 5,024 number -3.2%
1976 3,308 number -34.2%
1977 2,603 number -21.3%
1978 2,806 number +7.8%
1979 4,428 number +57.8%
1980 5,321 number +20.2%
1982 5,247 number -1.4%
1983 6,117 number +16.6%
1984 6,419 number +4.9%
1985 6,100 number -5.0%
1986 5,746 number -5.8%
1987 6,000 number +4.4%
1988 4,731 number -21.1%
1989 4,596 number -2.9%
1990 4,399 number -4.3%
1991 4,298 number -2.3%
1992 4,347 number +1.1%
2005 2,401 number -44.8%
2006 2,051 number -14.6%
2007 2,033 number -0.9%
2010 1,811 number -10.9%
2011 1,870 number +3.3%
2012 1,706 number -8.8%
2013 1,681 number -1.5%
2014 1,505 number -10.5%
2015 2,367 number +57.3%
2016 2,606 number +10.1%
2017 2,651 number +1.7%
2018 2,400 number -9.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4,252 number 2,603 number 5,780 number 9
1980s 5,586 number 4,596 number 6,419 number 9
1990s 4,348 number 4,298 number 4,399 number 3
2000s 2,162 number 2,033 number 2,401 number 3
2010s 2,066 number 1,505 number 2,651 number 9

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 67 Haiti 2,813 number compare
  2. 68 Dominican Republic 2,745 number compare
  3. 69 Lesotho 2,541 number compare
  4. 71 Sierra Leone 2,379 number compare
  5. 72 France 2,310 number compare
  6. 73 China 2,152 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female in Greece?
Repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female in Greece was 2,400 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 6,419 number in 1984.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 1,505 number in 2014.
How does Greece rank for repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female?
Greece ranks 70th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
Is repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 3,750 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.