Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes (%) by country
Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.
What the numbers show
Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 11.9% in Mozambique; the lowest is 0.0% in Tunisia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.8%, and the mean is 3.8%.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 756.6%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 100.0%).
Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 11.9% | 2018 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 2 | Lesotho | 11.7% | 2015 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 3 | Namibia | 9.6% | 2017 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 4 | Cameroon | 7.7% | 1990 | down 41.5% | rising |
| 5 | Zambia | 7.4% | 2012 | down 50.9% | rising |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.5% | 2009 | up 384.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Uganda | 5.5% | 2016 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 8 | Eswatini | 4.9% | 2017 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 9 | South Africa | 4.7% | 2017 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 10 | Algeria | 4.3% | 1985 | down 80.2% | falling |
| 11 | Grenada | 4.0% | 2002 | — | falling |
| 12 | Saint Lucia | 2.8% | 2018 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 13 | Bhutan | 2.7% | 2016 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Argentina | 2.0% | 1996 | — | rising |
| 15 | Dominica | 0.9% | 2015 | up 390.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.8% | 2014 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Ireland | 0.3% | 2017 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 18 | Botswana | 0.1% | 2012 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1% | 2017 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2018 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0% | 2018 | up 756.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 1994 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Tunisia | 0.0% | 1989 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.