Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Chile
Chile: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male was 4.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Chile, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 4.0% for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in Chile peaked at 10.7% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2017.
Chile ranks 51st of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.8% | — |
| 1971 | 5.6% | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 7.5% | +32.5% |
| 1973 | 9.4% | +25.4% |
| 1974 | 9.2% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 9.6% | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 10.7% | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 6.7% | -37.1% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -19.0% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +46.0% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -28.9% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.3% | 5.6% | 10.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.0% | 7.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,633 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 280,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 264,101 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in Chile?
- Repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in Chile was 4.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 1976.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2017.
- How does Chile rank for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male?
- Chile ranks 51st out of 118 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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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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.