Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Suriname

Suriname: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female was 9.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
9.7%
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
27th
of 141 countries
All-time high
25.1%
in 1978
All-time low
9.7%
in 2018
Years of data
16
1975–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Suriname, 1975–2018

01020301975199620181975: 18.4 %1977: 22.5 %1978: 25.1 %1987: 21.5 %2006: 11.9 %2008: 11.9 %2009: 11 %2010: 10.3 %2011: 12 %2012: 11.2 %2013: 11 %2014: 10.7 %2015: 12 %2016: 11.1 %2017: 10.7 %2018: 9.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 9.7% for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Suriname peaked at 25.1% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2018.

That places Suriname 27th out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%) in Suriname, 1975 to 2018.
Year % Change
1975 18.4%
1977 22.5% +22.2%
1978 25.1% +11.6%
1987 21.5% -14.5%
2006 11.9% -44.5%
2008 11.9% -0.2%
2009 11.0% -7.7%
2010 10.3% -5.8%
2011 12.0% +15.7%
2012 11.2% -6.1%
2013 11.0% -2.3%
2014 10.7% -2.5%
2015 12.0% +12.3%
2016 11.1% -7.2%
2017 10.7% -4.0%
2018 9.7% -8.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 22.0% 18.4% 25.1% 3
1980s 21.5% 21.5% 21.5% 1
2000s 11.6% 11.0% 11.9% 3
2010s 11.0% 9.7% 12.0% 9

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 24 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.7% compare
  2. 25 Tunisia 10.5% compare
  3. 26 Rwanda 9.9% compare
  4. 28 Vanuatu 9.2% compare
  5. 29 Bhutan 8.0% compare
  6. 30 Yemen 7.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Suriname?
Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Suriname was 9.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 1978.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2018.
How does Suriname rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
Suriname ranks 27th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,591 data points, 1970–2018
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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.