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Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female (%) by country

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

Countries reporting
158
Highest
40.7%
Guinea-Bissau
Lowest
0.0%
Uzbekistan
Median
1.5%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
3,281

What the numbers show

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female (%) is currently reported for 158 countries. The highest value is 40.7% in Guinea-Bissau; the lowest is 0.0% in Uzbekistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.5%, and the mean is 4.2%.

Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 112 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 805.5%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 100.0%).

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Guinea-Bissau 40.7% 1987 up 64.8% rising
2 Gabon 36.1% 1995 up 0.9% rising
3 Congo 29.5% 2007 down 30.9% rising
4 Central African Republic 25.6% 2011 — falling
5 Burundi 23.1% 2018 down 20.4% rising
6 Madagascar 22.1% 2018 down 13.0% falling
7 Malawi 21.8% 2018 up 5.1% rising
8 Mali 19.6% 2011 down 4.6% falling
9 Chad 19.4% 2017 down 20.5% falling
10 Benin 19.2% 2018 up 8.0% falling
11 Haiti 13.9% 1986 down 38.3% falling
12 Guinea 13.1% 2013 up 50.3% falling
13 Cameroon 12.7% 2018 down 5.1% falling
14 Vanuatu 12.6% 2008 up 49.2% rising
15 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.5% 2014 down 37.0% falling
16 Suriname 11.9% 2018 down 17.3% falling
17 Eswatini 11.0% 2016 down 36.4% rising
18 Timor-Leste 10.9% 2018 down 36.3% falling
19 Tunisia 10.2% 2016 up 484.6% volatile
20 Uganda 9.6% 2016 down 35.7% falling
21 Namibia 9.4% 2017 down 4.0% falling
22 New Caledonia 9.4% 1989 down 8.4% flat
23 Côte d'Ivoire 9.1% 2018 down 47.5% falling
24 Iraq 8.4% 1999 down 28.9% falling
25 Rwanda 8.3% 2018 down 41.2% flat
26 Yemen 7.8% 2012 up 80.8% rising
27 Botswana 7.7% 2014 up 108.9% volatile
28 Nicaragua 7.6% 2007 up 100.8% falling
29 Gambia 7.6% 2018 up 64.2% falling
30 Guatemala 6.7% 2018 down 18.3% falling
31 Morocco 6.3% 2018 down 40.0% falling
32 Ethiopia 6.0% 2014 down 9.1% falling
33 Nepal 5.9% 2016 down 40.9% falling
34 Lesotho 5.8% 2015 down 65.0% falling
35 Dominican Republic 5.7% 2018 down 36.8% falling
36 Kenya 5.7% 2004 — volatile
37 Mozambique 5.6% 2018 up 20.3% volatile
38 Bhutan 5.5% 2017 down 13.5% volatile
39 Solomon Islands 5.5% 2017 down 35.0% rising
40 Cape Verde 5.3% 2015 down 51.8% volatile
41 South Africa 5.1% 2017 down 39.3% falling
42 Togo 5.1% 2014 down 80.2% falling
43 Belize 4.9% 2017 down 20.8% falling
44 Trinidad and Tobago 4.9% 2009 up 66.9% rising
45 Paraguay 4.8% 2011 down 18.4% falling
46 Algeria 4.8% 2018 down 32.6% falling
47 Zambia 4.8% 2012 down 3.5% volatile
48 Aruba 4.6% 2013 down 34.8% falling
49 Libya 4.5% 1980 up 805.5% volatile
50 Cambodia 4.4% 2018 down 49.6% volatile
51 Peru 3.9% 2016 down 62.8% falling
52 Eritrea 3.8% 2017 down 72.3% falling
53 Argentina 3.7% 2016 down 20.3% falling
54 Burkina Faso 3.5% 2018 down 61.8% falling
55 Djibouti 3.5% 2019 down 45.1% falling
56 Lebanon 3.4% 2018 down 27.5% falling
57 Uruguay 3.1% 2015 down 42.4% falling
58 Costa Rica 2.9% 2015 down 51.7% falling
59 Honduras 2.7% 2016 down 50.6% volatile
60 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.7% 2016 down 40.5% falling
61 Mauritania 2.5% 2016 up 141.3% volatile
62 Sudan 2.4% 2016 down 39.7% falling
63 El Salvador 2.4% 2017 down 33.3% falling
64 Bahamas 2.2% 2015 — volatile
65 Romania 2.2% 2016 up 157.3% flat
66 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.1% 2018 down 74.3% falling
67 Syrian Arab Republic 2.1% 2012 down 55.8% falling
68 Panama 2.1% 2013 down 57.7% falling
69 Spain 2.0% 2017 — volatile
70 Belgium 2.0% 2017 down 33.3% volatile
71 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.9% 2017 down 63.4% falling
72 Ghana 1.8% 2017 down 49.6% rising
73 Netherlands 1.7% 1984 down 13.7% falling
74 Pakistan 1.7% 2018 down 63.8% falling
75 Slovakia 1.7% 2017 up 13.4% rising
76 Niger 1.7% 2016 down 55.6% volatile
77 Chile 1.6% 2017 down 52.3% volatile
78 Senegal 1.6% 2014 down 85.4% falling
79 Bahrain 1.5% 2018 down 54.6% volatile
80 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.5% 2018 down 41.8% volatile
81 Austria 1.5% 2017 up 17.8% falling
82 Egypt 1.4% 2018 down 29.2% volatile
83 Grenada 1.2% 2017 up 275.4% volatile
84 Colombia 1.2% 2017 down 52.7% volatile
85 Guyana 1.2% 2008 down 12.5% falling
86 Saudi Arabia 1.2% 2016 down 76.7% volatile
87 Saint Lucia 1.1% 2018 up 171.2% volatile
88 Germany 1.1% 2012 down 29.9% falling
89 Dominica 1.0% 2014 down 54.7% volatile
90 Mexico 1.0% 2017 down 65.9% volatile
91 Indonesia 0.9% 2017 down 57.5% volatile
92 Switzerland 0.9% 2017 — falling
93 Macau, China 0.9% 2018 down 57.1% volatile
94 Andorra 0.9% 2016 up 2.0% volatile
95 Türkiye 0.9% 2017 down 45.4% volatile
96 Sri Lanka 0.9% 2016 up 37.5% volatile
97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.8% 2017 down 69.7% falling
98 Philippines 0.8% 2017 down 22.8% falling
99 Slovenia 0.8% 2017 up 42.3% rising
100 Hungary 0.6% 2017 down 14.0% falling
101 Denmark 0.6% 2017 — volatile
102 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.6% 2016 down 29.8% volatile
102 Jordan 0.6% 2018 up 1.6% volatile
104 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.5% 2014 up 141.7% volatile
105 Sao Tome and Principe 0.5% 2010 down 97.9% falling
106 Qatar 0.5% 2018 down 43.6% volatile
107 Greece 0.5% 2017 down 5.5% volatile
108 India 0.5% 2016 down 88.7% volatile
109 Jamaica 0.5% 2018 down 24.8% falling
110 Poland 0.4% 2017 down 6.4% rising
111 Hong Kong, China 0.4% 2018 down 50.9% volatile
112 Ecuador 0.4% 2017 down 57.7% volatile
113 Samoa 0.4% 2018 down 35.0% rising
114 Fiji 0.4% 2015 down 72.5% volatile
115 Thailand 0.4% 2017 — volatile
116 Serbia 0.4% 2018 down 34.9% flat
117 Viet Nam 0.3% 2014 down 72.4% volatile
118 Albania 0.3% 2018 down 44.4% volatile
119 Israel 0.3% 2017 down 49.8% falling
120 Estonia 0.3% 2017 up 22.3% volatile
121 Myanmar 0.3% 2009 down 47.9% volatile
122 Czechia 0.3% 2017 down 19.3% falling
123 Latvia 0.2% 2017 down 80.2% falling
124 Kuwait 0.2% 2018 up 27.1% volatile
125 Lithuania 0.2% 2017 down 38.1% falling
126 Malta 0.2% 2017 down 63.2% volatile
127 Italy 0.2% 2017 up 22.8% volatile
128 Russian Federation 0.2% 2016 — volatile
129 Georgia 0.2% 2018 up 214.4% rising
130 Brunei Darussalam 0.1% 2018 down 40.1% volatile
131 Finland 0.1% 2017 down 39.7% falling
132 Tajikistan 0.1% 2016 down 68.6% volatile
133 Kiribati 0.1% 1994 down 97.5% volatile
134 Bulgaria 0.1% 2017 down 94.6% volatile
135 Armenia 0.1% 2018 down 64.3% volatile
136 Azerbaijan 0.1% 2018 down 61.0% falling
137 Croatia 0.1% 2017 down 59.8% falling
138 Mongolia 0.0% 2017 down 83.2% volatile
139 Belarus 0.0% 2017 up 377.4% volatile
140 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% 2018 up 199.5% volatile
141 Palestine, State of 0.0% 2018 up 29.7% volatile
142 Maldives 0.0% 2018 down 92.5% volatile
143 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 2018 down 71.2% volatile
144 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2018 down 59.8% volatile
145 Ukraine 0.0% 2018 down 77.1% volatile
146 Singapore 0.0% 2017 down 90.1% volatile
147 China 0.0% 2018 down 91.1% volatile
148 Republic of Korea 0.0% 2017 up 702.9% volatile
149 Afghanistan 0.0% 2010 — volatile
149 United Arab Emirates 0.0% 2012 down 100.0% volatile
149 Cuba 0.0% 2018 — volatile
149 Cyprus 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% volatile
149 Luxembourg 0.0% 2009 down 100.0% falling
149 Republic of Moldova 0.0% 2018 — volatile
149 North Macedonia 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% volatile
149 Oman 0.0% 2018 — volatile
149 Seychelles 0.0% 1993 — volatile
149 Uzbekistan 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 3,281 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.