Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Philippines
Philippines: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female was 0.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Philippines, 1982–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Philippines stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Philippines peaked at 2.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2017.
That places Philippines 98th out of 171 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1.5% | — |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -24.3% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | +63.9% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -51.4% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +18.6% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +25.6% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -30.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2 |
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More education data for Philippines
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 495,843 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 201,568 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 983,812 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.87 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.8345 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1128 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Philippines?
- Repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Philippines was 0.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
- How does Philippines rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female?
- Philippines ranks 98th out of 171 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.
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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.