Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male was 9.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1992–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 9.4% for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 43.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2018.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 35th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 43.9% | — |
| 1993 | 42.3% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 39.2% | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 39.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 36.4% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 34.9% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 35.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 35.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 34.8% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | -23.4% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.3% | 34.9% | 43.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 29.5% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 9.4% | 26.6% | 9 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35,584 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,396 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 116,303 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 115,863 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 532,092 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 739,554 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0716 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 9.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2018.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 35th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.