Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female (%) by country
Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the...
Countries reporting
110
Highest
36.3%
Guinea-Bissau
Lowest
0.0%
Seychelles
Median
2.2%
Years covered
49
1970–2018
Data points
2,213
What the numbers show
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female (%) is currently reported for 110 countries. The highest value is 36.3% in Guinea-Bissau; the lowest is 0.0% in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.2%, and the mean is 5.7%.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 760.1%), and the largest decrease in New Caledonia (down 100.0%).
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | 36.3% | 1987 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 2 | Sao Tome and Principe | 33.9% | 2008 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 30.2% | 2011 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 4 | Gabon | 28.6% | 1995 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 5 | Mali | 24.9% | 2011 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 6 | Burundi | 23.8% | 2018 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 7 | Guinea | 23.1% | 2013 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 8 | Suriname | 22.6% | 2018 | up 39.7% | falling |
| 9 | Chad | 21.2% | 2017 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 20.8% | 2018 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 11 | Belgium | 18.1% | 1987 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 12 | Benin | 17.8% | 2018 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 13 | Comoros | 17.1% | 2017 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 14 | Niger | 16.0% | 2013 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 15 | Malawi | 15.8% | 2013 | up 31.2% | falling |
| 16 | Eswatini | 14.0% | 2016 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 13.2% | 2015 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 18 | Namibia | 12.9% | 2017 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 19 | Cameroon | 12.5% | 2018 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 20 | Togo | 12.4% | 2014 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 21 | Uganda | 11.2% | 2016 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 22 | Lesotho | 9.8% | 2015 | down 18.5% | flat |
| 23 | Libya | 9.8% | 1980 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 24 | Congo | 9.0% | 2007 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 25 | Vanuatu | 7.7% | 2008 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Haiti | 7.4% | 1986 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 27 | Mauritania | 6.6% | 2016 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 28 | Tunisia | 6.5% | 2016 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Morocco | 6.5% | 2018 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 30 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.1% | 2009 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 31 | Yemen | 5.8% | 2012 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 32 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 5.8% | 2014 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 33 | Cape Verde | 5.6% | 2015 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Zambia | 5.5% | 2012 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Lebanon | 5.3% | 2018 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 36 | Kenya | 5.3% | 2003 | — | falling |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 5.3% | 2014 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 38 | Bhutan | 5.1% | 2016 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Gambia | 4.6% | 2018 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Mozambique | 4.3% | 2018 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Algeria | 4.2% | 2007 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 42 | Iraq | 3.9% | 1999 | down 76.8% | falling |
| 43 | Jamaica | 3.7% | 2018 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 44 | Argentina | 3.6% | 2016 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 45 | Senegal | 3.5% | 2014 | down 85.8% | falling |
| 46 | Belize | 3.2% | 2017 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 47 | Oman | 3.2% | 2016 | up 445.2% | volatile |
| 48 | South Africa | 2.9% | 2017 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 49 | Timor-Leste | 2.6% | 2018 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 2.6% | 2018 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 51 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.5% | 2001 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 52 | El Salvador | 2.5% | 2017 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 53 | Sudan | 2.4% | 2016 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 54 | Chile | 2.3% | 2017 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 2.3% | 2007 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Spain | 2.2% | 2017 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 57 | Egypt | 1.7% | 2018 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Dominica | 1.6% | 2014 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Aruba | 1.6% | 2013 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 60 | Ghana | 1.6% | 2017 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Cambodia | 1.6% | 2018 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 1.4% | 2001 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.3% | 2017 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 64 | Botswana | 1.3% | 2012 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 65 | Saint Lucia | 1.2% | 2018 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 66 | Rwanda | 1.1% | 2018 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Jordan | 1.1% | 2018 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Qatar | 1.0% | 2018 | up 357.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2017 | up 110.2% | rising |
| 70 | Solomon Islands | 0.9% | 2017 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Uruguay | 0.9% | 2015 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Switzerland | 0.9% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 73 | Singapore | 0.8% | 2017 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Guatemala | 0.8% | 2018 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 75 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Netherlands | 0.8% | 1984 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 77 | Peru | 0.8% | 2016 | down 76.1% | falling |
| 78 | Paraguay | 0.8% | 2011 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 79 | Guyana | 0.8% | 2008 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2015 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Luxembourg | 0.8% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Israel | 0.6% | 2017 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 83 | Honduras | 0.6% | 2016 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Samoa | 0.6% | 2018 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 85 | Estonia | 0.6% | 2017 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.6% | 2016 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Greece | 0.5% | 2017 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Panama | 0.5% | 2013 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 89 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.4% | 2018 | up 760.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Fiji | 0.4% | 2015 | up 82.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Mexico | 0.4% | 2017 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Ecuador | 0.4% | 2017 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Latvia | 0.4% | 2017 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Denmark | 0.3% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Bahamas | 0.3% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Poland | 0.3% | 2017 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 97 | Malta | 0.3% | 2014 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Cuba | 0.3% | 2018 | up 382.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Georgia | 0.2% | 2018 | up 486.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Philippines | 0.2% | 2017 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2017 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Bahrain | 0.1% | 2018 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Mauritius | 0.1% | 2018 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Finland | 0.1% | 2017 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 105 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Hong Kong, China | 0.0% | 2018 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% | 2018 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2017 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 109 | New Caledonia | 0.0% | 1989 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 1991 | — | volatile |
About this data
Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.