Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Namibia
Namibia: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female was 12.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Namibia, 1991–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Namibia stood at 12.9%.
That represents a change of up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Namibia peaked at 15.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1997.
Namibia ranks 18th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.9% | — |
| 1993 | 14.5% | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | -45.2% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 10.6% | +26.1% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +19.6% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 8.0% | 15.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.1% | 13.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.1% | 12.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,653 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26,964 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,746 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 236,050 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,029 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1947 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Namibia?
- Repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Namibia was 12.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1997.
- How does Namibia rank for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female?
- Namibia ranks 18th out of 118 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.