Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male was 16.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
16.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
15th
of 171 countries
All-time high
20.3%
in 2008
All-time low
16.0%
in 2017
Years of data
11
2008–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Timor-Leste, 2008–2018

051015202008201320182008: 20.3 %2009: 18.4 %2010: 18.3 %2011: 17.1 %2012: 18.6 %2013: 19.7 %2014: 18.4 %2015: 19.9 %2016: 16.3 %2017: 16 %2018: 16 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in Timor-Leste is 16.0%, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in Timor-Leste peaked at 20.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2017.

That places Timor-Leste 15th out of 171 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male (%) in Timor-Leste, 2008 to 2018.
Year % Change
2008 20.3%
2009 18.4% -9.3%
2010 18.3% -0.2%
2011 17.1% -6.6%
2012 18.6% +8.3%
2013 19.7% +6.1%
2014 18.4% -6.4%
2015 19.9% +8.1%
2016 16.3% -18.0%
2017 16.0% -2.1%
2018 16.0% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.3% 18.4% 20.3% 2
2010s 17.8% 16.0% 19.9% 9

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 12 Tunisia 17.7% compare
  2. 13 Eswatini 17.5% compare
  3. 14 Vanuatu 16.8%
  4. 16 Namibia 14.6% compare
  5. 17 Cameroon 13.2% compare
  6. 18 Haiti 13.1%

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in Timor-Leste?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in Timor-Leste was 16.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2008.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2017.
How does Timor-Leste rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male?
Timor-Leste ranks 15th out of 171 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Timor-Leste 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.