Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Namibia
Namibia: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male was 16.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Namibia, 1991–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in Namibia is 16.8%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in Namibia peaked at 17.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1997.
That places Namibia 14th out of 118 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.7% | — |
| 1993 | 15.4% | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | -39.9% |
| 1998 | 9.3% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 12.5% | +34.2% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | +26.1% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 16.8% | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.6% | 9.2% | 16.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 11.5% | 17.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 15.3% | 16.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,653 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26,964 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,746 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 236,050 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,029 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1947 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in Namibia?
- Repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in Namibia was 16.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1997.
- How does Namibia rank for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male?
- Namibia ranks 14th out of 118 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.