Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Macau, China
Macau, China: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male was 2.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Macau, China, 1992–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 2.1% for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in Macau, China peaked at 7.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2018.
That places Macau, China 77th out of 171 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.0% | — |
| 2000 | 7.1% | +39.7% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -23.7% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -43.1% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.9% | 7.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 4.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
- 74 Netherlands 2.2%
- 75 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.2% compare
- 76 Belgium 2.2% compare
- 78 Liechtenstein 2.0% compare
- 79 Ghana 2.0% compare
- 80 Philippines 2.0% compare
More education data for Macau, China
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 239 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,938 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0291 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,014 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0267 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in Macau, China?
- Repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in Macau, China was 2.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2018.
- How does Macau, China rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male?
- Macau, China ranks 77th out of 171 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.