Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female was 5.3% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Ethiopia, 1981–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 5.3% for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 26.7% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Ethiopia peaked at 18.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2014.
That places Ethiopia 37th out of 118 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 12.5% | — |
| 1986 | 13.9% | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 15.0% | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 15.6% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 18.1% | +29.1% |
| 1995 | 17.0% | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | -57.5% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | +41.1% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -38.0% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +46.1% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -29.0% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.3% | 12.5% | 15.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 7.2% | 18.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 5.3% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 5.3% | 10.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,545 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 900,151 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.03 million (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.93 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1206 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Ethiopia?
- Repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Ethiopia was 5.3% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2014.
- How does Ethiopia rank for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 37th out of 118 countries with data for 2014.
- Is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.