Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Peru
Peru: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male was 5.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Peru, 1977–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Peru stood at 5.6%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.6% on the previous year and down 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Peru peaked at 21.5% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2016.
Peru ranks 52nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 18.4% | — |
| 1978 | 16.9% | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 21.5% | +27.5% |
| 1980 | 19.8% | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 17.9% | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 18.7% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -32.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.9% | 16.9% | 21.5% | 3 |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 17.9% | 18.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 10.9% | 18.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 5.6% | 10.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Peru
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 224,754 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 84,765 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 770,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 745,341 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1083 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Peru?
- Repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Peru was 5.6% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 1979.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2016.
- How does Peru rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male?
- Peru ranks 52nd out of 174 countries with data for 2016.
- Is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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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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.