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

Suriname: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male was 14.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
14.7%
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
21st
of 140 countries
All-time high
27.7%
in 1978
All-time low
14.7%
in 2018
Years of data
16
1975–2018

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

01020301975199620181975: 20.9 %1977: 24.4 %1978: 27.7 %1987: 24.1 %2006: 15.9 %2008: 17.2 %2009: 16.9 %2010: 16.5 %2011: 17.3 %2012: 16.8 %2013: 16.8 %2014: 15.3 %2015: 18.7 %2016: 16.1 %2017: 15.7 %2018: 14.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Suriname stood at 14.7%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Suriname peaked at 27.7% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2018.

That places Suriname 21st out of 140 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, male in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%) in Suriname, 1975 to 2018.
Year % Change
1975 20.9%
1977 24.4% +16.7%
1978 27.7% +13.5%
1987 24.1% -13.0%
2006 15.9% -34.1%
2008 17.2% +8.4%
2009 16.9% -1.7%
2010 16.5% -2.6%
2011 17.3% +4.8%
2012 16.8% -2.6%
2013 16.8% -0.3%
2014 15.3% -8.7%
2015 18.7% +22.6%
2016 16.1% -14.0%
2017 15.7% -2.4%
2018 14.7% -6.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 24.3% 20.9% 27.7% 3
1980s 24.1% 24.1% 24.1% 1
2000s 16.6% 15.9% 17.2% 3
2010s 16.4% 14.7% 18.7% 9

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 18 New Caledonia 16.2% compare
  2. 19 Mozambique 15.3% compare
  3. 20 Côte d'Ivoire 14.8% compare
  4. 22 Cameroon 13.8% compare
  5. 23 Haiti 13.5% compare
  6. 24 Togo 13.4% compare

See the full ranking of 140 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Suriname?
Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Suriname was 14.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 1978.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2018.
How does Suriname rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Suriname ranks 21st out of 140 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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, 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.