Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Estonia
Estonia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female was 0.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Estonia, 1993–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Estonia stood at 0.6%.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Estonia peaked at 1.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.
That places Estonia 122nd out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.2% | — |
| 1994 | 1.7% | +50.7% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -29.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -34.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +17.1% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +31.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -24.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +27.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | — |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +25.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,391 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 706 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 27,252 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25,046 (2012)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 103,245 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 89,246 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.065 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Estonia?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Estonia was 0.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- How does Estonia rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
- Estonia ranks 122nd out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.