Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Maldives
Maldives: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male was 0.1% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Maldives, 2004–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.1% for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 96.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Maldives peaked at 2.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
That places Maldives 123rd out of 140 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.2% | — |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +22.6% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -36.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -69.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -81.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 2.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Maldives
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,474 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,920 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 33,002 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,013 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0834 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Maldives?
- Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Maldives was 0.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Maldives rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
- Maldives ranks 123rd out of 140 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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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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.