Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male was 8.2% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Ethiopia, 1981–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 8.2% for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Ethiopia peaked at 19.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2008.
That places Ethiopia 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 15.8% | — |
| 1986 | 16.0% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 17.3% | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 13.8% | -20.4% |
| 1993 | 14.2% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 12.5% | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | +30.2% |
| 1998 | 16.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 19.1% | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 19.0% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -30.7% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | -25.5% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -28.7% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.7% | 13.8% | 17.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 12.5% | 19.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 6.3% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.9% | 9.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 42 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.6% compare
- 43 Paraguay 8.2% compare
- 44 Solomon Islands 8.2% compare
- 46 Trinidad and Tobago 8.0% compare
- 47 Haiti 8.0% compare
- 48 Guinea 7.6% compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,545 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 900,151 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.03 million (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.93 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1206 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Ethiopia?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Ethiopia was 8.2% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2008.
- How does Ethiopia rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2014.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.