Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male in Germany
Germany: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male was 0.6% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male in Germany, 1993–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2012, repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male in Germany stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male in Germany peaked at 1.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2010.
Germany ranks 110th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.8% | — |
| 1994 | 1.6% | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -12.4% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 618,670 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male in Germany?
- Repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male in Germany was 0.6% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2010.
- How does Germany rank for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male?
- Germany ranks 110th out of 165 countries with data for 2012.
- Is repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 4 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.