Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male (%) by country
Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous...
Countries reporting
110
Highest
33.5%
Sao Tome and Principe
Lowest
0.0%
Seychelles
Median
3.1%
Years covered
49
1970–2018
Data points
2,212
What the numbers show
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male (%) is currently reported for 110 countries. The highest value is 33.5% in Sao Tome and Principe; the lowest is 0.0% in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.1%, and the mean is 6.5%.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 779.4%), and the largest decrease in New Caledonia (down 100.0%).
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 33.5% | 2008 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 32.5% | 2011 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 3 | Guinea-Bissau | 30.9% | 1987 | up 510.5% | rising |
| 4 | Gabon | 29.3% | 1995 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 5 | Burundi | 23.6% | 2018 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 6 | Guinea | 23.5% | 2013 | up 34.1% | falling |
| 7 | Mali | 23.4% | 2011 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 8 | Suriname | 21.9% | 2018 | up 25.2% | flat |
| 9 | Belgium | 21.5% | 1987 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 10 | Chad | 18.6% | 2017 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 11 | Benin | 18.2% | 2018 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 16.9% | 2018 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 13 | Eswatini | 16.9% | 2016 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 14 | Namibia | 16.8% | 2017 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 15 | Malawi | 16.0% | 2013 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 16 | Niger | 14.7% | 2013 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 17 | Comoros | 14.5% | 2017 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 18 | Libya | 14.5% | 1980 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 19 | Cameroon | 13.9% | 2018 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | 13.6% | 2015 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 21 | Lesotho | 13.4% | 2015 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 22 | Tunisia | 12.1% | 2016 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Uganda | 11.8% | 2016 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 24 | Vanuatu | 10.8% | 2008 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 25 | Congo | 10.8% | 2007 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 26 | Togo | 10.7% | 2014 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Morocco | 10.6% | 2018 | up 23.1% | flat |
| 28 | Yemen | 9.4% | 2012 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 29 | Cape Verde | 8.6% | 2015 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 30 | Iraq | 7.7% | 1999 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 31 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.5% | 2009 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 32 | Lebanon | 7.2% | 2018 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 33 | Algeria | 6.9% | 2007 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 34 | Jamaica | 6.9% | 2018 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 35 | Belize | 6.9% | 2017 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 36 | Haiti | 6.8% | 1986 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 6.4% | 2014 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 6.3% | 2018 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 39 | Mauritania | 6.2% | 2016 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 40 | Oman | 6.1% | 2016 | up 713.1% | falling |
| 41 | Bhutan | 6.0% | 2016 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 42 | Zambia | 5.8% | 2012 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Kenya | 5.8% | 2003 | — | falling |
| 44 | South Africa | 5.8% | 2017 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 45 | Mozambique | 4.9% | 2018 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Timor-Leste | 4.8% | 2018 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 47 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4.8% | 2014 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 48 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.6% | 2001 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 49 | El Salvador | 4.1% | 2017 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 50 | Senegal | 4.0% | 2014 | down 82.5% | falling |
| 51 | Chile | 4.0% | 2017 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 52 | Nicaragua | 3.6% | 2007 | up 70.5% | falling |
| 53 | Dominica | 3.2% | 2014 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 54 | Cambodia | 3.2% | 2018 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 3.2% | 2001 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 56 | Spain | 3.0% | 2017 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 57 | Sudan | 3.0% | 2016 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 58 | Argentina | 2.8% | 2016 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 59 | Gambia | 2.6% | 2018 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Egypt | 2.5% | 2018 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Botswana | 2.3% | 2012 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 62 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.2% | 2017 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 63 | Slovenia | 2.1% | 2017 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 64 | Aruba | 2.0% | 2013 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 65 | Qatar | 2.0% | 2018 | up 278.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Jordan | 2.0% | 2018 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Ghana | 1.8% | 2017 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Paraguay | 1.7% | 2011 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 69 | Solomon Islands | 1.6% | 2017 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Israel | 1.4% | 2017 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 71 | Switzerland | 1.4% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 72 | Guatemala | 1.4% | 2018 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 73 | Saint Lucia | 1.3% | 2018 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 74 | Luxembourg | 1.3% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 1.2% | 2015 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Rwanda | 1.1% | 2018 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Uruguay | 1.1% | 2015 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 78 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.0% | 2016 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 79 | Honduras | 1.0% | 2016 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Guyana | 1.0% | 2008 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Peru | 1.0% | 2016 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 82 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 1984 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 83 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2017 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Thailand | 0.9% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Singapore | 0.8% | 2017 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Estonia | 0.8% | 2017 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Panama | 0.8% | 2013 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 88 | Bahamas | 0.7% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Poland | 0.7% | 2017 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 90 | Samoa | 0.7% | 2018 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 91 | Denmark | 0.6% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Mexico | 0.5% | 2017 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Greece | 0.5% | 2017 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Philippines | 0.5% | 2017 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 95 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.5% | 2018 | up 779.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Ecuador | 0.5% | 2017 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Fiji | 0.4% | 2015 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Georgia | 0.4% | 2018 | up 300.9% | rising |
| 99 | Malta | 0.4% | 2014 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Bahrain | 0.3% | 2018 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Cuba | 0.2% | 2018 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Finland | 0.2% | 2017 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 103 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.2% | 2018 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | up 107.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Mauritius | 0.1% | 2018 | down 99.5% | falling |
| 106 | Hong Kong, China | 0.1% | 2018 | up 335.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2017 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2017 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 109 | New Caledonia | 0.0% | 1989 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 1991 | — | volatile |
About this data
Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.