Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Namibia

Namibia: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male was 14.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
14.6%
World rank
16th
of 171 countries
All-time high
25.4%
in 1991
All-time low
13.4%
in 1999
Years of data
15
1991–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Namibia, 1991–2017

01020301991200420171991: 25.4 %1993: 22 %1997: 13.5 %1998: 14.3 %1999: 13.4 %2000: 13.8 %2001: 13.7 %2002: 13.7 %2003: 14.1 %2004: 14.4 %2005: 14.1 %2008: 15 %2009: 14.9 %2012: 13.5 %2017: 14.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 14.6% for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in Namibia peaked at 25.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1999.

Namibia ranks 16th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male (%) in Namibia, 1991 to 2017.
Year % Change
1991 25.4%
1993 22.0% -13.4%
1997 13.5% -38.5%
1998 14.3% +5.9%
1999 13.4% -6.6%
2000 13.8% +3.1%
2001 13.7% -1.1%
2002 13.7% +0.1%
2003 14.1% +2.8%
2004 14.4% +2.5%
2005 14.1% -2.1%
2008 15.0% +6.0%
2009 14.9% -0.1%
2012 13.5% -9.7%
2017 14.6% +8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.7% 13.4% 25.4% 5
2000s 14.2% 13.7% 15.0% 8
2010s 14.0% 13.5% 14.6% 2

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 13 Eswatini 17.5% compare
  2. 14 Vanuatu 16.8% compare
  3. 15 Timor-Leste 16.0% compare
  4. 17 Cameroon 13.2% compare
  5. 18 Haiti 13.1%
  6. 19 New Caledonia 12.9%

See the full ranking of 171 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in Namibia?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in Namibia was 14.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 1991.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1999.
How does Namibia rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male?
Namibia ranks 16th out of 171 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 3,280 data points, 1970–2019
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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.