Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Greece

Greece: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male was 0.7% in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
0.7%
Change on year
up 20.7%
World rank
111th
of 174 countries
All-time high
7.6%
in 1971
All-time low
0.0%
in 2003
Years of data
31
1971–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Greece, 1971–2017

024681971199420171971: 7.6 %1972: 6.5 %1973: 5.4 %1974: 4.7 %1975: 4 %1976: 3.3 %1977: 2.6 %1978: 2.1 %1979: 2 %1980: 1.4 %1981: 0.168 %1982: 0.14 %1983: 0.172 %1984: 0.129 %1985: 0.162 %1986: 0.164 %1987: 0.054 %1988: 0.001 %1991: 0.122 %2003: 0 %2004: 0.728 %2005: 0.718 %2006: 0.811 %2010: 0.911 %2011: 0.883 %2012: 0.818 %2013: 0.74 %2014: 0.728 %2015: 0.655 %2016: 0.586 %2017: 0.707 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.7% for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in 2017.

The figure is up 20.7% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Greece peaked at 7.6% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.

Greece ranks 111th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male (%) in Greece, 1971 to 2017.
Year % Change
1971 7.6%
1972 6.5% -14.0%
1973 5.4% -17.8%
1974 4.7% -12.6%
1975 4.0% -14.4%
1976 3.3% -17.1%
1977 2.6% -21.7%
1978 2.1% -19.6%
1979 2.0% -5.5%
1980 1.4% -27.7%
1981 0.2% -88.2%
1982 0.1% -16.6%
1983 0.2% +22.3%
1984 0.1% -24.8%
1985 0.2% +25.5%
1986 0.2% +1.1%
1987 0.1% -67.1%
1988 0.0% -97.5%
1991 0.1% +9094.7%
2003 0.0% -100.0%
2004 0.7%
2005 0.7% -1.5%
2006 0.8% +13.0%
2010 0.9% +12.4%
2011 0.9% -3.1%
2012 0.8% -7.3%
2013 0.7% -9.5%
2014 0.7% -1.7%
2015 0.7% -10.0%
2016 0.6% -10.5%
2017 0.7% +20.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.2% 2.0% 7.6% 9
1980s 0.3% 0.0% 1.4% 9
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.6% 0.0% 0.8% 4
2010s 0.8% 0.6% 0.9% 8

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 108 Samoa 0.7% compare
  2. 109 Israel 0.7% compare
  3. 110 Qatar 0.7% compare
  4. 112 Mauritania 0.7% compare
  5. 113 Finland 0.7% compare
  6. 114 Hong Kong, China 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Greece?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Greece was 0.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 1971.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
How does Greece rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male?
Greece ranks 111th out of 174 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Greece 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.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 3,410 data points, 1970–2019
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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.