Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes was 3.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of is 3.0%, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 10.8% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2007.
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 66th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.8% | — |
| 1972 | 9.8% | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 9.9% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 10.5% | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 10.6% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 9.9% | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 9.0% | -9.5% |
| 1978 | 9.0% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 9.5% | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 9.8% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 10.0% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 9.8% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 9.4% | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 9.3% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 9.0% | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 9.1% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 8.8% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 9.2% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 9.2% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 9.5% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 9.6% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 9.8% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 9.1% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | -26.1% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -17.7% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -34.9% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -0.7% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of compared with similar countries
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 3.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 56% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 3.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.4%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -34.9% | 4.5% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.9% | 9.0% | 10.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 8.8% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 6.8% | 9.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 2.9% | 6.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 7 |
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More education data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 284,798 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,774 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 886,275 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 788,599 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.54 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1247 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 3.0% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 1971.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2007.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 66th out of 178 countries with data for 2016.
- Is repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.