Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Nepal
Nepal: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male was 4.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Nepal, 1991–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Nepal is 4.5%, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Nepal peaked at 12.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2015.
Nepal ranks 50th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.7% | — |
| 1999 | 11.0% | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -37.1% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -28.5% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 11.0% | 12.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 7.4% | 11.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.3% | 5.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 124,257 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 263,796 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 752,326 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,324 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.57 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1204 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Nepal?
- Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Nepal was 4.5% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2015.
- How does Nepal rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
- Nepal ranks 50th out of 140 countries with data for 2016.
- Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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.