Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in New Caledonia

New Caledonia: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes was 11.2% in 1989. ▬ Flat

Latest (1989)
11.2%
Change on year
down 17.6%
World rank
23rd
of 179 countries
All-time high
14.1%
in 1987
All-time low
11.2%
in 1989
Years of data
8
1981–1989

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in New Caledonia, 1981–1989

0510151981198519891981: 12.4 %1982: 13.5 %1983: 12.6 %1984: 13 %1986: 14 %1987: 14.1 %1988: 13.5 %1989: 11.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

New Caledonia recorded 11.2% for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in 1989. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in New Caledonia peaked at 14.1% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 1989.

New Caledonia ranks 23rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in New Caledonia, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes (%) in New Caledonia, 1981 to 1989.
Year % Change
1981 12.4%
1982 13.5% +9.2%
1983 12.6% -6.9%
1984 13.0% +3.5%
1986 14.0% +7.5%
1987 14.1% +1.1%
1988 13.5% -4.2%
1989 11.2% -17.6%

New Caledonia compared with similar countries

  • New Caledonia's 11.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 19.9× the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • New Caledonia's 11.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 26.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near New Caledonia

  1. 20 Guinea 12.7% compare
  2. 21 Namibia 12.1%
  3. 22 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.0% compare
  4. 24 Iraq 10.7% compare
  5. 25 Eswatini 10.3% compare
  6. 26 Uganda 9.9% compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

More education data for New Caledonia

All data for New Caledonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in New Caledonia?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in New Caledonia was 11.2% in 1989, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes recorded in New Caledonia?
The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 1987.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes recorded in New Caledonia?
The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 1989.
How does New Caledonia rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
New Caledonia ranks 23rd out of 179 countries with data for 1989.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in New Caledonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 8 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 3 of primary education, both sexes in New Caledonia. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/repetition-rate-in-grade-3-of-primary-education-both-sexes-percent/new-caledonia/

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-3-of-primary-education-both-sexes-percent/new-caledonia/">Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in New Caledonia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,950 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.