Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Israel

Israel: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female was 0.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
down 14.8%
World rank
125th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2001
All-time low
0.5%
in 2017
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Israel, 2000–2017

0.50.7511.21.52000200820172000: 1.6 %2001: 1.6 %2002: 1.5 %2003: 1.3 %2004: 1.3 %2005: 1.1 %2007: 1.3 %2008: 1.3 %2010: 1.2 %2011: 1.1 %2012: 1.2 %2013: 0.989 %2014: 0.867 %2015: 0.901 %2016: 0.607 %2017: 0.517 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Israel stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.8% on the previous year and down 60.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Israel peaked at 1.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2017.

Israel ranks 125th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%) in Israel, 2000 to 2017.
Year % Change
2000 1.6%
2001 1.6% +0.1%
2002 1.5% -7.2%
2003 1.3% -8.6%
2004 1.3% -4.3%
2005 1.1% -10.8%
2007 1.3% +15.7%
2008 1.3% -3.0%
2010 1.2% -6.9%
2011 1.1% -5.9%
2012 1.2% +5.7%
2013 1.0% -16.4%
2014 0.9% -12.4%
2015 0.9% +4.0%
2016 0.6% -32.6%
2017 0.5% -14.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.4% 1.1% 1.6% 8
2010s 0.9% 0.5% 1.2% 8

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 122 Estonia 0.6% compare
  2. 123 Myanmar 0.5% compare
  3. 124 Ecuador 0.5% compare
  4. 126 Honduras 0.5% compare
  5. 127 Italy 0.5% compare
  6. 128 Russian Federation 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Israel?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Israel was 0.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2001.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
How does Israel rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
Israel ranks 125th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Israel 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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,825 data points, 1970–2019
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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.