Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes in Maldives
Maldives: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes was 0.1% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes in Maldives, 2011–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes in Maldives is 0.1%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.3% on the previous year and down 99.0% over ten years.
That places Maldives 118th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.3% | — |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -87.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -79.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -44.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -30.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 3% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 115 Mauritius 0.1% compare
- 116 Cyprus 0.1% compare
- 117 Hong Kong, China 0.1% compare
- 119 Korea 0.0% compare
- 120 Cayman Islands 0.0%
- 120 Iceland 0.0%
- 120 Japan 0.0%
- 120 Malaysia 0.0%
- 120 Naoero 0.0%
- 120 New Caledonia 0.0%
- 120 New Zealand 0.0%
- 120 Norway 0.0%
- 120 Papua New Guinea 0.0%
- 120 Seychelles 0.0%
- 120 Sweden 0.0%
- 120 Tuvalu 0.0%
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 6 of primary education, both sexes in Maldives?
- Repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes in Maldives was 0.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- How does Maldives rank for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 118th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.0%. 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 6 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.