Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Samoa

Samoa: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female was 0.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.6%
Change on year
up 266.2%
World rank
84th
of 118 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1999
All-time low
0.2%
in 2017
Years of data
9
1999–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Samoa, 1999–2018

0.20.40.60.81999200820181999: 0.899 %2006: 0.457 %2010: 0.776 %2011: 0.256 %2014: 0.36 %2015: 0.492 %2016: 0.244 %2017: 0.161 %2018: 0.588 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Samoa stood at 0.6%.

The figure is up 266.2% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Samoa peaked at 0.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2017.

That places Samoa 84th out of 118 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female (%) in Samoa, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 0.9%
2006 0.5% -49.1%
2010 0.8% +69.7%
2011 0.3% -67.1%
2014 0.4% +40.9%
2015 0.5% +36.7%
2016 0.2% -50.3%
2017 0.2% -34.4%
2018 0.6% +266.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2010s 0.4% 0.2% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 81 Luxembourg 0.8% compare
  2. 82 Israel 0.6% compare
  3. 83 Honduras 0.6% compare
  4. 85 Estonia 0.6% compare
  5. 86 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.6% compare
  6. 87 Greece 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Samoa?
Repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Samoa was 0.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1999.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
How does Samoa rank for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female?
Samoa ranks 84th out of 118 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Samoa 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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
118 places, 2,213 data points, 1970–2018
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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.