Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Germany

Germany: Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female was 6,944 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
6,944 number
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
27th
of 170 countries
All-time high
14,923 number
in 1996
All-time low
6,508 number
in 2017
Years of data
19
1993–2018

Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Germany, 1993–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k1993200520181993: 14.7k number1994: 14.7k number1995: 14.9k number1996: 14.9k number1997: 14.2k number2004: 14.8k number2005: 13.0k number2007: 10.3k number2008: 9.6k number2009: 8.9k number2010: 8.4k number2011: 7.7k number2012: 7.2k number2013: 7.2k number2014: 6.7k number2015: 6.8k number2016: 6.6k number2017: 6.5k number2018: 6.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Germany recorded 6,944 number for repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in 2018.

That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Germany peaked at 14,923 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 6,508 number, in 2017.

That places Germany 27th out of 170 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (number) in Germany, 1993 to 2018.
Year number Change
1993 14,703 number
1994 14,746 number +0.3%
1995 14,904 number +1.1%
1996 14,923 number +0.1%
1997 14,248 number -4.5%
2004 14,791 number +3.8%
2005 12,958 number -12.4%
2007 10,310 number -20.4%
2008 9,554 number -7.3%
2009 8,853 number -7.3%
2010 8,353 number -5.6%
2011 7,692 number -7.9%
2012 7,151 number -7.0%
2013 7,156 number +0.1%
2014 6,689 number -6.5%
2015 6,820 number +2.0%
2016 6,583 number -3.5%
2017 6,508 number -1.1%
2018 6,944 number +6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14,705 number 14,248 number 14,923 number 5
2000s 11,293 number 8,853 number 14,791 number 5
2010s 7,100 number 6,508 number 8,353 number 9

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 24 Madagascar 8,732 number compare
  2. 25 Tunisia 7,420 number compare
  3. 26 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 7,173 number compare
  4. 28 Philippines 6,922 number compare
  5. 29 Colombia 6,865 number compare
  6. 30 Peru 6,802 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Germany?
Repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Germany was 6,944 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 14,923 number in 1996.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 6,508 number in 2017.
How does Germany rank for repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female?
Germany ranks 27th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
Is repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 3,258 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.