Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Namibia

Namibia: Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male was 4,973 number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
4,973 number
Change on year
down 28.0%
World rank
41st
of 140 countries
All-time high
6,904 number
in 2017
All-time low
2,077 number
in 1998
Years of data
18
1992–2018

Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Namibia, 1992–2018

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k7.0k1992200520181992: 2.7k number1994: 2.5k number1998: 2.1k number1999: 2.2k number2000: 2.9k number2001: 3.0k number2002: 3.1k number2003: 3.0k number2004: 3.7k number2005: 3.7k number2006: 4.2k number2008: 4.4k number2009: 4.0k number2010: 4.6k number2012: 4.6k number2013: 4.2k number2017: 6.9k number2018: 5.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male in Namibia is 4,973 number, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 28.0% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male in Namibia peaked at 6,904 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,077 number, in 1998.

That places Namibia 41st out of 140 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,354 number 2,077 number 2,724 number 4
2000s 3,548 number 2,933 number 4,403 number 9
2010s 5,049 number 4,188 number 6,904 number 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 38 Dominican Republic 6,186 number compare
  2. 39 Ghana 5,955 number compare
  3. 40 Philippines 5,736 number compare
  4. 42 Chile 4,924 number compare
  5. 43 Cambodia 4,592 number compare
  6. 44 Portugal 3,575 number compare

See the full ranking of 140 places β†’

More reference data data for Namibia

All data for Namibia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male in Namibia?
Repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male in Namibia was 4,973 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 6,904 number in 2017.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,077 number in 1998.
How does Namibia rank for repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male?
Namibia ranks 41st out of 140 countries with data for 2018.
Is repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 3,300 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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