Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female was 7.6% in 2007. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Nicaragua, 1970–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 7.6% for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in 2007.
The figure is up 28.4% on the previous year and up 100.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Nicaragua peaked at 12.5% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1999.
That places Nicaragua 28th out of 171 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.1% | — |
| 1971 | 12.0% | +32.6% |
| 1972 | 9.1% | -24.7% |
| 1976 | 11.2% | +23.5% |
| 1977 | 10.8% | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 12.5% | +15.8% |
| 1979 | 11.3% | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 9.7% | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 6.4% | -33.7% |
| 1984 | 12.0% | +86.8% |
| 1985 | 10.2% | -15.2% |
| 1986 | 11.0% | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 11.8% | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 10.8% | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 11.1% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | -65.6% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | +46.5% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +38.2% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +18.9% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -19.2% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +28.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 7.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 1.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 7.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.3%, 3.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.8% | 9.1% | 12.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 6.4% | 12.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 3.8% | 11.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 5.6% | 9.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 85,306 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,281 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 131,337 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 463,660 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,080 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9095 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.129 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Nicaragua?
- Repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Nicaragua was 7.6% in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 1978.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1999.
- How does Nicaragua rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female?
- Nicaragua ranks 28th out of 171 countries with data for 2007.
- Is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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 — 25 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.