Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female in Greece

Greece: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female was 0.5% in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
108th
of 165 countries
All-time high
2.7%
in 1971
All-time low
0.0%
in 2003
Years of data
29
1971–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female in Greece, 1971–2017

01231971199420171971: 2.7 %1972: 2.3 %1973: 1.9 %1974: 1.3 %1975: 1 %1976: 0.739 %1977: 0.667 %1978: 0.416 %1979: 0.356 %1980: 0.345 %1981: 0.073 %1982: 0.16 %1983: 0.144 %1984: 0.04 %1985: 0.069 %1986: 0.085 %1988: 0.024 %1991: 0.053 %2003: 0 %2004: 0.276 %2005: 0.366 %2006: 0.4 %2010: 0.557 %2011: 0.516 %2012: 0.566 %2013: 0.604 %2015: 0.485 %2016: 0.424 %2017: 0.461 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female in Greece stood at 0.5%.

The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female in Greece peaked at 2.7% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.

Greece ranks 108th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female (%) in Greece, 1971 to 2017.
Year % Change
1971 2.7%
1972 2.3% -17.7%
1973 1.9% -13.8%
1974 1.3% -32.9%
1975 1.0% -20.0%
1976 0.7% -29.2%
1977 0.7% -9.8%
1978 0.4% -37.6%
1979 0.4% -14.5%
1980 0.3% -2.9%
1981 0.1% -78.9%
1982 0.2% +120.5%
1983 0.1% -10.0%
1984 0.0% -72.2%
1985 0.1% +71.8%
1986 0.1% +23.8%
1988 0.0% -71.5%
1991 0.1% +116.7%
2003 0.0% -100.0%
2004 0.3%
2005 0.4% +32.4%
2006 0.4% +9.4%
2010 0.6% +39.2%
2011 0.5% -7.3%
2012 0.6% +9.7%
2013 0.6% +6.6%
2015 0.5% -19.6%
2016 0.4% -12.7%
2017 0.5% +8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.3% 0.4% 2.7% 9
1980s 0.1% 0.0% 0.3% 8
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.0% 0.4% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 105 Bahrain 0.5% compare
  2. 106 Germany 0.5% compare
  3. 107 Cuba 0.5% compare
  4. 109 Denmark 0.4% compare
  5. 110 Albania 0.4% compare
  6. 111 India 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female in Greece?
Repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female in Greece was 0.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1971.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
How does Greece rank for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female?
Greece ranks 108th out of 165 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
165 places, 3,138 data points, 1970–2019
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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.