Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Ireland
Ireland: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Ireland, 1995–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Ireland stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and down 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Ireland peaked at 0.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.
Ireland ranks 151st of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5% | — |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +31.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -21.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -22.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +60.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -68.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +73.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +61.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -29.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -45.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Ireland?
- Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Ireland was 0.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male?
- Ireland ranks 151st out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release