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

Germany: Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 7,139 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
7,139 number
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
55th
of 183 countries
All-time high
13,502 number
in 2002
All-time low
6,318 number
in 2015
Years of data
25
1993–2018

Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Germany, 1993–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k1993200520181993: 13.2k number1994: 12.8k number1995: 11.6k number1996: 11.6k number1997: 10.5k number1999: 6.4k number2000: 11.3k number2001: 13.0k number2002: 13.5k number2003: 11.7k number2004: 11.8k number2005: 10.8k number2006: 11.4k number2007: 10.4k number2008: 9.8k number2009: 9.7k number2010: 9.2k number2011: 8.7k number2012: 7.0k number2013: 6.8k number2014: 6.7k number2015: 6.3k number2016: 6.7k number2017: 7.4k number2018: 7.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Germany recorded 7,139 number for repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in 2018.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Germany peaked at 13,502 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6,318 number, in 2015.

Germany ranks 55th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number) in Germany, 1993 to 2018.
Year number Change
1993 13,169 number
1994 12,780 number -3.0%
1995 11,592 number -9.3%
1996 11,559 number -0.3%
1997 10,528 number -8.9%
1999 6,423 number -39.0%
2000 11,325 number +76.3%
2001 13,026 number +15.0%
2002 13,502 number +3.7%
2003 11,705 number -13.3%
2004 11,772 number +0.6%
2005 10,805 number -8.2%
2006 11,390 number +5.4%
2007 10,434 number -8.4%
2008 9,750 number -6.6%
2009 9,747 number -0.0%
2010 9,196 number -5.7%
2011 8,728 number -5.1%
2012 7,001 number -19.8%
2013 6,834 number -2.4%
2014 6,669 number -2.4%
2015 6,318 number -5.3%
2016 6,672 number +5.6%
2017 7,373 number +10.5%
2018 7,139 number -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,008 number 6,423 number 13,169 number 6
2000s 11,346 number 9,747 number 13,502 number 10
2010s 7,326 number 6,318 number 9,196 number 9

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 52 Dominican Republic 7,785 number compare
  2. 53 Sudan 7,623 number compare
  3. 54 Eritrea 7,258 number compare
  4. 56 Nicaragua 6,779 number compare
  5. 56 Zambia 6,779 number compare
  6. 58 Congo 6,590 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Germany?
Repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Germany was 7,139 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 Germany?
The highest recorded value was 13,502 number in 2002.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 6,318 number in 2015.
How does Germany rank for repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Germany ranks 55th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
Is repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany 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.