Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Chile
Chile: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female was 2.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Chile, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 2.3% for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Chile peaked at 10.7% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2017.
That places Chile 54th out of 118 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.6% | — |
| 1971 | 4.3% | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 6.0% | +41.2% |
| 1973 | 6.9% | +13.8% |
| 1974 | 7.4% | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 7.6% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 10.7% | +41.8% |
| 1982 | 4.8% | -55.0% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | -27.4% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +25.4% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -25.8% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.8% | 4.3% | 10.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 4.6% | 7 |
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More education data for Chile
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,633 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 280,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 264,101 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Chile?
- Repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Chile was 2.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 1976.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2017.
- How does Chile rank for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female?
- Chile ranks 54th out of 118 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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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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.