Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male was 8.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Cape Verde, 1974–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in Cape Verde is 8.6%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in Cape Verde peaked at 46.2% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2014.
That places Cape Verde 29th out of 118 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 25.1% | — |
| 1975 | 36.3% | +44.9% |
| 1977 | 19.9% | -45.1% |
| 1978 | 27.8% | +39.7% |
| 1979 | 46.2% | +65.9% |
| 1980 | 27.0% | -41.5% |
| 1981 | 36.6% | +35.2% |
| 1982 | 39.6% | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 28.3% | -28.5% |
| 1985 | 29.0% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 34.3% | +18.2% |
| 1987 | 22.7% | -33.9% |
| 2001 | 18.5% | -18.6% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -23.8% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | -25.4% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.1% | 19.9% | 46.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 31.1% | 22.7% | 39.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 10.2% | 18.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.6% | 9.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,534 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,132 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,991 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,978 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55,831 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,167 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1371 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1177 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in Cape Verde?
- Repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in Cape Verde was 8.6% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 1979.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2014.
- How does Cape Verde rank for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 29th out of 118 countries with data for 2015.
- Is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.