Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female in Ireland
Ireland: Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female was 47 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female in Ireland, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 47 number for repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.6% on the previous year and down 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female in Ireland peaked at 213 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 47 number, in 2018.
That places Ireland 140th out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female in Ireland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 208 number | — |
| 1997 | 213 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 107 number | -49.8% |
| 1999 | 142 number | +32.7% |
| 2000 | 136 number | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 94 number | -30.9% |
| 2002 | 142 number | +51.1% |
| 2003 | 105 number | -26.1% |
| 2004 | 102 number | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 85 number | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 96 number | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 81 number | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 108 number | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 107 number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 124 number | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 81 number | -34.7% |
| 2013 | 81 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88 number | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 68 number | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 60 number | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 64 number | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 47 number | -26.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 167.5 number | 107 number | 213 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 105.6 number | 81 number | 142 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.62 number | 47 number | 124 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 270,411 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female in Ireland?
- Repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female in Ireland was 47 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 213 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 number in 2018.
- How does Ireland rank for repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female?
- Ireland ranks 140th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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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About this data
Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.