Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Kuwait

Kuwait: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male was 0.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.4%
Change on year
down 38.1%
World rank
113th
of 140 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2009
All-time low
0.4%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2009–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Kuwait, 2009–2018

0.40.60.812009201320182009: 1 %2011: 0.709 %2012: 0.737 %2015: 0.672 %2016: 0.576 %2018: 0.356 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Kuwait stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 38.1% on the previous year and down 66.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Kuwait peaked at 1.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2018.

That places Kuwait 113th out of 140 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%) in Kuwait, 2009 to 2018.
Year % Change
2009 1.0%
2011 0.7% -32.3%
2012 0.7% +3.9%
2015 0.7% -8.7%
2016 0.6% -14.4%
2018 0.4% -38.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
2010s 0.6% 0.4% 0.7% 5

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 110 Greece 0.4% compare
  2. 111 Brunei Darussalam 0.4% compare
  3. 112 Georgia 0.4% compare
  4. 114 Myanmar 0.3% compare
  5. 115 Samoa 0.3% compare
  6. 116 Hong Kong, China 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Kuwait?
Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Kuwait was 0.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2009.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
How does Kuwait rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Kuwait ranks 113th out of 140 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 2,585 data points, 1970–2018
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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.