Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female was 9.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Luxembourg, 1975–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 9.8% for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 118.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Luxembourg peaked at 9.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
That places Luxembourg 22nd out of 174 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 5.1% | — |
| 1976 | 5.3% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 4.9% | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 5.6% | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 4.8% | -14.0% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -20.4% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +32.7% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -20.7% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +31.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | — |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 0.0% | 5.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.5% | 9.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More education data for Luxembourg
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,748 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,398 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11,539 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,009 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 53,672 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 43,020 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0635 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Luxembourg?
- Repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Luxembourg was 9.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does Luxembourg rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female?
- Luxembourg ranks 22nd out of 174 countries with data for 2016.
- Is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.