Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Ireland

Ireland: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 174 number in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
174 number
Change on year
down 27.5%
World rank
146th
of 179 countries
All-time high
702 number
in 1998
All-time low
114 number
in 2015
Years of data
21
1997–2018

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Ireland, 1997–2018

2004006008001997200720181997: 513 number1998: 702 number1999: 578 number2000: 407 number2001: 367 number2002: 361 number2003: 299 number2004: 373 number2005: 213 number2006: 243 number2007: 222 number2008: 246 number2009: 242 number2010: 340 number2011: 225 number2013: 252 number2014: 203 number2015: 114 number2016: 146 number2017: 240 number2018: 174 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 174 number for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.5% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Ireland peaked at 702 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 114 number, in 2015.

Ireland ranks 146th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 597.67 number 513 number 702 number 3
2000s 297.3 number 213 number 407 number 10
2010s 211.75 number 114 number 340 number 8

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 143 Dominica 181 number compare
  2. 144 Armenia 179 number compare
  3. 145 Brunei Darussalam 177 number compare
  4. 147 Bahamas 167 number compare
  5. 148 Solomon Islands 166 number compare
  6. 149 North Macedonia 143 number compare

See the full ranking of 223 places β†’

More reference data data for Ireland

All data for Ireland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Ireland?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Ireland was 174 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 702 number in 1998.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 114 number in 2015.
How does Ireland rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
Ireland ranks 146th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 4,182 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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