Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in New Zealand

New Zealand: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 1,364 number in 1995. ▼ Falling

Latest (1995)
1,364 number
Change on year
down 61.2%
World rank
105th
of 182 countries
All-time high
4,991 number
in 1978
All-time low
1,364 number
in 1995
Years of data
21
1973–1995

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in New Zealand, 1973–1995

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1973198419951973: 3.2k number1974: 3.1k number1975: 3.3k number1976: 3.8k number1977: 4.2k number1978: 5.0k number1979: 4.6k number1980: 4.7k number1981: 4.9k number1982: 4.3k number1984: 4.5k number1985: 4.1k number1987: 3.0k number1988: 3.2k number1989: 3.3k number1990: 3.0k number1991: 3.5k number1992: 2.8k number1993: 1.9k number1994: 3.5k number1995: 1.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 1,364 number for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in 1995. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.2% on the previous year and down 67.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in New Zealand peaked at 4,991 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1,364 number, in 1995.

That places New Zealand 105th out of 182 countries with data for 1995, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number) in New Zealand, 1973 to 1995.
Year number Change
1973 3,234 number
1974 3,071 number -5.0%
1975 3,253 number +5.9%
1976 3,771 number +15.9%
1977 4,163 number +10.4%
1978 4,991 number +19.9%
1979 4,563 number -8.6%
1980 4,695 number +2.9%
1981 4,885 number +4.0%
1982 4,290 number -12.2%
1984 4,522 number +5.4%
1985 4,141 number -8.4%
1987 3,033 number -26.8%
1988 3,201 number +5.5%
1989 3,282 number +2.5%
1990 3,049 number -7.1%
1991 3,465 number +13.6%
1992 2,813 number -18.8%
1993 1,893 number -32.7%
1994 3,518 number +85.8%
1995 1,364 number -61.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3,864 number 3,071 number 4,991 number 7
1980s 4,006 number 3,033 number 4,885 number 8
1990s 2,684 number 1,364 number 3,518 number 6

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 102 Bulgaria 1,881 number compare
  2. 103 Israel 1,550 number
  3. 104 Costa Rica 1,373 number compare
  4. 106 Switzerland 1,347 number compare
  5. 107 Djibouti 1,317 number compare
  6. 108 Laos 1,282 number compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in New Zealand?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in New Zealand was 1,364 number in 1995, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 4,991 number in 1978.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 1,364 number in 1995.
How does New Zealand rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
New Zealand ranks 105th out of 182 countries with data for 1995.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
226 places, 4,367 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.