Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Italy
Italy: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female was 0.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Italy, 1989–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.5% for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in 2017.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Italy peaked at 0.7% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2004.
That places Italy 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.7% | — |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -56.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +21.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -21.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +81.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0445 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Italy?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Italy 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1989.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2004.
- How does Italy rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
- Italy ranks 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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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.