Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Germany
Germany: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male was 1.6% in 2007. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Germany, 1993–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1.6% for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in 2007.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Germany peaked at 2.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2005.
Germany ranks 94th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.6% | — |
| 1994 | 2.5% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -37.1% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 618,670 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Germany?
- Repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Germany was 1.6% in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2005.
- How does Germany rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male?
- Germany ranks 94th out of 174 countries with data for 2007.
- Is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.