Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female was 2.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
2.6%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
49th
of 118 countries
All-time high
4.3%
in 2008
All-time low
2.3%
in 2014
Years of data
11
2008–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Timor-Leste, 2008–2018

012342008201320182008: 4.3 %2009: 4 %2010: 2.9 %2011: 2.9 %2012: 4.3 %2013: 2.7 %2014: 2.3 %2015: 3.4 %2016: 2.4 %2017: 2.5 %2018: 2.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Timor-Leste recorded 2.6% for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 4.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2014.

That places Timor-Leste 49th 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 11 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female (%) in Timor-Leste, 2008 to 2018.
Year % Change
2008 4.3%
2009 4.0% -6.3%
2010 2.9% -26.9%
2011 2.9% -1.5%
2012 4.3% +47.0%
2013 2.7% -36.5%
2014 2.3% -15.1%
2015 3.4% +47.0%
2016 2.4% -27.5%
2017 2.5% +2.9%
2018 2.6% +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.1% 4.0% 4.3% 2
2010s 2.9% 2.3% 4.3% 9

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 46 Belize 3.2% compare
  2. 47 Oman 3.2% compare
  3. 48 South Africa 2.9% compare
  4. 50 Dominican Republic 2.6% compare
  5. 51 Syrian Arab Republic 2.5%
  6. 52 El Salvador 2.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Timor-Leste?
Repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Timor-Leste was 2.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2008.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2014.
How does Timor-Leste rank for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female?
Timor-Leste ranks 49th out of 118 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Timor-Leste 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.