Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male was 38,859 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
38,859 number
Change on year
down 27.6%
World rank
7th
of 170 countries
All-time high
89,044 number
in 2011
All-time low
17,927 number
in 1997
Years of data
13
1997–2017

Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Ethiopia, 1997–2017

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1997200720171997: 17.9k number1999: 18.7k number2005: 51.1k number2006: 59.0k number2007: 66.9k number2008: 66.8k number2009: 70.4k number2010: 76.8k number2011: 89.0k number2012: 60.3k number2014: 49.4k number2015: 53.7k number2017: 38.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 38,859 number for repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in 2017.

The figure is down 27.6% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Ethiopia peaked at 89,044 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17,927 number, in 1997.

Ethiopia ranks 7th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (number) in Ethiopia, 1997 to 2017.
Year number Change
1997 17,927 number
1999 18,709 number +4.4%
2005 51,080 number +173.0%
2006 58,991 number +15.5%
2007 66,902 number +13.4%
2008 66,777 number -0.2%
2009 70,411 number +5.4%
2010 76,763 number +9.0%
2011 89,044 number +16.0%
2012 60,288 number -32.3%
2014 49,353 number -18.1%
2015 53,679 number +8.8%
2017 38,859 number -27.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18,318 number 17,927 number 18,709 number 2
2000s 62,832 number 51,080 number 70,411 number 5
2010s 61,331 number 38,859 number 89,044 number 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 4 Algeria 55,742 number compare
  2. 5 Argentina 52,303 number compare
  3. 6 India 44,396 number compare
  4. 8 Egypt 33,884 number compare
  5. 9 Spain 28,087 number compare
  6. 10 Benin 24,071 number compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Ethiopia?
Repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Ethiopia was 38,859 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 89,044 number in 2011.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 17,927 number in 1997.
How does Ethiopia rank for repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male?
Ethiopia ranks 7th out of 170 countries with data for 2017.
Is repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 3,258 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.