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

Spain: Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female was 20,321 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
20,321 number
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
11th
of 170 countries
All-time high
33,732 number
in 1987
All-time low
4,059 number
in 1989
Years of data
21
1981–2018

Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Spain, 1981–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k1981199920181981: 24.5k number1982: 25.8k number1983: 27.1k number1984: 25.5k number1985: 25.0k number1986: 25.3k number1987: 33.7k number1988: 18.8k number1989: 4.1k number1990: 25.3k number1993: 25.6k number1994: 23.2k number2009: 28.7k number2010: 26.8k number2012: 24.4k number2013: 23.0k number2014: 21.1k number2015: 20.4k number2016: 20.4k number2017: 19.3k number2018: 20.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Spain stood at 20,321 number.

That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Spain peaked at 33,732 number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 4,059 number, in 1989.

Spain ranks 11th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (number) in Spain, 1981 to 2018.
Year number Change
1981 24,479 number
1982 25,828 number +5.5%
1983 27,105 number +4.9%
1984 25,482 number -6.0%
1985 24,974 number -2.0%
1986 25,286 number +1.2%
1987 33,732 number +33.4%
1988 18,798 number -44.3%
1989 4,059 number -78.4%
1990 25,308 number +523.5%
1993 25,577 number +1.1%
1994 23,163 number -9.4%
2009 28,720 number +24.0%
2010 26,825 number -6.6%
2012 24,381 number -9.1%
2013 22,967 number -5.8%
2014 21,083 number -8.2%
2015 20,375 number -3.4%
2016 20,375 number +0.0%
2017 19,283 number -5.4%
2018 20,321 number +5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 23,305 number 4,059 number 33,732 number 9
1990s 24,683 number 23,163 number 25,577 number 3
2000s 28,720 number 28,720 number 28,720 number 1
2010s 21,951 number 19,283 number 26,825 number 8

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 8 Egypt 25,486 number compare
  2. 9 Iraq 23,395 number compare
  3. 10 Burkina Faso 21,037 number compare
  4. 12 Benin 19,761 number compare
  5. 13 Senegal 16,798 number compare
  6. 14 Mozambique 16,476 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Spain?
Repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Spain was 20,321 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 33,732 number in 1987.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 4,059 number in 1989.
How does Spain rank for repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female?
Spain ranks 11th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
Is repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain 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.