Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes in Maldives
Maldives: Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes was 0.0% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes in Maldives, 2011–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.0% for repetition rate in grade 7 of primary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 91.9% on the previous year and down 99.7% over ten years.
Maldives ranks 20th of 24 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10.6% | — |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -93.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -73.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +124.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -91.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.0%, 2% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 17 Ireland 0.3% compare
- 18 Botswana 0.1%
- 19 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1% compare
- 21 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% compare
- 22 Cyprus 0.0%
- 22 Iceland 0.0%
- 22 Tunisia 0.0%
More education data for Maldives
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,474 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,920 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 33,002 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,013 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0834 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 7 of primary education, both sexes in Maldives?
- Repetition rate in grade 7 of primary education, both sexes in Maldives was 0.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 7 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 7 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- How does Maldives rank for repetition rate in grade 7 of primary education, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 20th out of 24 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 7 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.