Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters in OECD
OECD: Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters was 1.39 Percentage of students in 2023. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters in OECD, 2013–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of students.
Analysis
OECD recorded 1.39 Percentage of students for repetition rate by level of education — repeaters in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 627.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate by level of education — repeaters in OECD peaked at 1.39 Percentage of students in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1912 Percentage of students, in 2013.
That places OECD 10th out of 26 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters in OECD, year by year
| Year | Percentage of students | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1912 Percentage of students | — |
| 2014 | 0.2085 Percentage of students | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 1.23 Percentage of students | +490.5% |
| 2016 | 1.26 Percentage of students | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.22 Percentage of students | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.28 Percentage of students | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 1.22 Percentage of students | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.34 Percentage of students | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9776 Percentage of students | -27.1% |
| 2022 | 1.39 Percentage of students | +42.7% |
| 2023 | 1.39 Percentage of students | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9433 Percentage of students | 0.1912 Percentage of students | 1.28 Percentage of students | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.28 Percentage of students | 0.9776 Percentage of students | 1.39 Percentage of students | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 7 Estonia 0.7911 Percentage of students compare
- 7 Portugal 2.21 Percentage of students compare
- 8 Hungary 1.77 Percentage of students compare
- 8 Lithuania 0.2789 Percentage of students compare
- 9 Chile 1.46 Percentage of students compare
- 9 Croatia 0.1448 Percentage of students compare
- 11 Spain 1.36 Percentage of students compare
- 11 United Kingdom 0 Percentage of students
- 12 Romania 1.3 Percentage of students compare
- 13 France 1.07 Percentage of students compare
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education 2.41 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over (2040)
- Adults' educational attainment distribution, by age group and gender 100 Percentage of population in the same sex and age (2024)
- Adults' gender distribution, by educational attainment level and age 100 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2024)
- Distribution of young adults' education and work status, for a given 15.45 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate by level of education — repeaters in OECD?
- Repetition rate by level of education — repeaters in OECD was 1.39 Percentage of students in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest repetition rate by level of education — repeaters recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 Percentage of students in 2022.
- What is the lowest repetition rate by level of education — repeaters recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1912 Percentage of students in 2013.
- How does OECD rank for repetition rate by level of education — repeaters?
- OECD ranks 10th out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repetition rate by level of education — repeaters rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 627.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the repetition rate by level of education. The default table displays data for the latest available year. The selection can be changed to display data by year. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.