Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Ecuador

Ecuador: Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 5,779 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
5,779 number
Change on year
down 17.6%
World rank
64th
of 183 countries
All-time high
10,818 number
in 1979
All-time low
4,213 number
in 1971
Years of data
27
1971–2018

Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Ecuador, 1971–2018

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1971199420181971: 4.2k number1972: 4.9k number1975: 5.2k number1976: 5.7k number1977: 7.9k number1978: 8.3k number1979: 10.8k number1994: 6.5k number1999: 6.1k number2000: 5.3k number2001: 5.1k number2002: 5.3k number2003: 5.6k number2004: 5.7k number2005: 5.6k number2006: 6.2k number2007: 6.5k number2009: 9.7k number2010: 9.4k number2011: 8.5k number2012: 7.5k number2013: 6.9k number2014: 6.9k number2015: 6.4k number2016: 6.1k number2017: 7.0k number2018: 5.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 5,779 number for repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in 2018.

The figure is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Ecuador peaked at 10,818 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 4,213 number, in 1971.

Ecuador ranks 64th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number) in Ecuador, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 4,213 number
1972 4,899 number +16.3%
1975 5,180 number +5.7%
1976 5,697 number +10.0%
1977 7,932 number +39.2%
1978 8,256 number +4.1%
1979 10,818 number +31.0%
1994 6,510 number -39.8%
1999 6,104 number -6.2%
2000 5,263 number -13.8%
2001 5,082 number -3.4%
2002 5,319 number +4.7%
2003 5,565 number +4.6%
2004 5,669 number +1.9%
2005 5,576 number -1.6%
2006 6,200 number +11.2%
2007 6,525 number +5.2%
2009 9,746 number +49.4%
2010 9,395 number -3.6%
2011 8,524 number -9.3%
2012 7,467 number -12.4%
2013 6,887 number -7.8%
2014 6,927 number +0.6%
2015 6,428 number -7.2%
2016 6,101 number -5.1%
2017 7,014 number +15.0%
2018 5,779 number -17.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6,714 number 4,213 number 10,818 number 7
1990s 6,307 number 6,104 number 6,510 number 2
2000s 6,105 number 5,082 number 9,746 number 9
2010s 7,169 number 5,779 number 9,395 number 9

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 61 Portugal 6,152 number compare
  2. 62 Romania 6,145 number compare
  3. 63 Central African Republic 5,797 number compare
  4. 65 Rwanda 5,062 number compare
  5. 66 Syria 4,910 number compare
  6. 67 Cambodia 4,782 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Ecuador?
Repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Ecuador was 5,779 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 10,818 number in 1979.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 4,213 number in 1971.
How does Ecuador rank for repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Ecuador ranks 64th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
Is repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 3,751 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.