Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Namibia
Namibia: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female was 9.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Namibia, 1991–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 9.4% for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in 2017.
That represents a change of down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Namibia peaked at 21.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2002.
That places Namibia 21st out of 171 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.0% | — |
| 1993 | 18.5% | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 9.4% | -49.2% |
| 1998 | 10.2% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.6% | 9.0% | 21.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 9.0% | 9.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 18 Timor-Leste 10.9% compare
- 19 Tunisia 10.2% compare
- 20 Uganda 9.6% compare
- 22 New Caledonia 9.4%
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 9.1% compare
- 24 Iraq 8.4% compare
More education data for Namibia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,653 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26,964 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,746 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 236,050 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,029 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1947 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Namibia?
- Repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Namibia was 9.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female?
- Namibia ranks 21st out of 171 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.