Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in New Caledonia

New Caledonia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female was 16.3% in 1989. ▲ Rising

Latest (1989)
16.3%
Change on year
down 15.7%
World rank
14th
of 186 countries
All-time high
19.3%
in 1988
All-time low
15.3%
in 1982
Years of data
8
1981–1989

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in New Caledonia, 1981–1989

051015201981198519891981: 16.8 %1982: 15.3 %1983: 17.4 %1984: 16.9 %1986: 17.4 %1987: 18.3 %1988: 19.3 %1989: 16.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in New Caledonia is 16.3%, measured in 1989.

The figure is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in New Caledonia peaked at 19.3% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 1982.

New Caledonia ranks 14th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%) in New Caledonia, 1981 to 1989.
Year % Change
1981 16.8%
1982 15.3% -8.9%
1983 17.4% +14.0%
1984 16.9% -3.1%
1986 17.4% +3.2%
1987 18.3% +4.9%
1988 19.3% +5.8%
1989 16.3% -15.7%

New Caledonia compared with similar countries

  • New Caledonia's 16.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 20.6× the median. (66 countries reporting)
  • New Caledonia's 16.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%, 28.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near New Caledonia

  1. 11 Vanuatu 18.0%
  2. 12 Chad 17.9% compare
  3. 13 Nicaragua 17.5% compare
  4. 15 Namibia 16.3%
  5. 16 Guatemala 15.5% compare
  6. 17 Cameroon 14.4% compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in New Caledonia?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in New Caledonia was 16.3% in 1989, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female recorded in New Caledonia?
The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 1988.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female recorded in New Caledonia?
The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 1982.
How does New Caledonia rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
New Caledonia ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 1989.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female rising or falling in New Caledonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Caledonia 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.