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

Jordan: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male was 1.0% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
1.0%
Change on year
up 82.7%
World rank
102nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
2.3%
in 1988
All-time low
0.1%
in 1979
Years of data
25
1971–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Jordan, 1971–2018

00.511.522.51971199420181971: 0.397 %1972: 0.338 %1973: 0.543 %1974: 0.255 %1975: 0.215 %1976: 0.201 %1977: 0.339 %1978: 0.073 %1979: 0.071 %1980: 0.21 %1981: 0.363 %1982: 0.109 %1983: 0.091 %1988: 2.3 %1989: 2.1 %1990: 1.8 %1993: 0.483 %1999: 0.233 %2002: 0.144 %2003: 0.246 %2004: 0.195 %2006: 0.519 %2010: 0.262 %2017: 0.567 %2018: 1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Jordan stood at 1.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 82.7% on the previous year and up 99.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Jordan peaked at 2.3% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1979.

Jordan ranks 102nd 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 Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male (%) in Jordan, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 0.4%
1972 0.3% -14.8%
1973 0.5% +60.3%
1974 0.3% -53.1%
1975 0.2% -15.6%
1976 0.2% -6.3%
1977 0.3% +68.3%
1978 0.1% -78.4%
1979 0.1% -3.0%
1980 0.2% +195.7%
1981 0.4% +73.0%
1982 0.1% -70.0%
1983 0.1% -16.8%
1988 2.3% +2391.7%
1989 2.1% -6.1%
1990 1.8% -15.3%
1993 0.5% -73.2%
1999 0.2% -51.7%
2002 0.1% -38.4%
2003 0.2% +71.0%
2004 0.2% -20.5%
2006 0.5% +165.9%
2010 0.3% -49.7%
2017 0.6% +116.7%
2018 1.0% +82.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.3% 0.1% 0.5% 9
1980s 0.9% 0.1% 2.3% 6
1990s 0.8% 0.2% 1.8% 3
2000s 0.3% 0.1% 0.5% 4
2010s 0.6% 0.3% 1.0% 3

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 99 Macau, China 1.2% compare
  2. 100 Viet Nam 1.2% compare
  3. 101 Türkiye 1.2% compare
  4. 103 Sri Lanka 1.0% compare
  5. 104 Liechtenstein 0.9% compare
  6. 105 Slovenia 0.8% compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

More education data for Jordan

All data for Jordan →

Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Jordan?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Jordan was 1.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 1988.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1979.
How does Jordan rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male?
Jordan ranks 102nd out of 174 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 99.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Jordan 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 — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Jordan. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/repetition-rate-in-grade-2-of-primary-education-male-percent/jordan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/repetition-rate-in-grade-2-of-primary-education-male-percent/jordan/">Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Jordan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.