Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male in Namibia

Namibia: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male was 26.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
26.2%
World rank
4th
of 165 countries
All-time high
26.2%
in 2017
All-time low
14.0%
in 1999
Years of data
13
1991–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male in Namibia, 1991–2017

01020301991200420171991: 25.8 %1993: 26 %1997: 17.9 %1998: 17.1 %1999: 14 %2002: 14.9 %2003: 17 %2004: 16.9 %2005: 17.2 %2008: 15.6 %2009: 15.1 %2012: 15.8 %2017: 26.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 26.2% for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male in 2017. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 67.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male in Namibia peaked at 26.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1999.

Namibia ranks 4th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male (%) in Namibia, 1991 to 2017.
Year % Change
1991 25.8%
1993 26.0% +0.9%
1997 17.9% -31.0%
1998 17.1% -4.5%
1999 14.0% -18.5%
2002 14.9% +6.7%
2003 17.0% +14.0%
2004 16.9% -0.4%
2005 17.2% +1.8%
2008 15.6% -9.2%
2009 15.1% -3.5%
2012 15.8% +4.6%
2017 26.2% +66.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.2% 14.0% 26.0% 5
2000s 16.1% 14.9% 17.2% 6
2010s 21.0% 15.8% 26.2% 2

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 1 Guinea-Bissau 40.2%
  2. 2 Gabon 27.0% compare
  3. 3 Congo 26.7% compare
  4. 5 Mali 23.4% compare
  5. 6 Burundi 21.9% compare
  6. 7 Central African Republic 21.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male in Namibia?
Repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male in Namibia was 26.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2017.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1999.
How does Namibia rank for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male?
Namibia ranks 4th out of 165 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.6%. 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 4 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
165 places, 3,139 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.