Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Cambodia
Cambodia: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female was 1.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Cambodia, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Cambodia stood at 1.6%.
That represents a change of down 54.0% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Cambodia peaked at 4.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2013.
That places Cambodia 61st out of 118 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.2% | — |
| 1998 | 3.2% | -23.4% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | -22.4% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -23.0% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +26.4% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -24.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -24.1% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +69.7% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +92.6% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -54.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 3.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 107,312 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 124,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 199,569 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 201,390 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1285 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Cambodia?
- Repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Cambodia was 1.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2013.
- How does Cambodia rank for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female?
- Cambodia ranks 61st out of 118 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.