Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Barbados

Barbados: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both was 7.3% in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
7.3%
World rank
52nd
of 178 countries
All-time high
7.3%
in 2017
All-time low
0.0%
in 1998
Years of data
6
1998–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Barbados, 1998–2017

024681998200720171998: 0 %1999: 0 %2000: 0 %2001: 0 %2002: 0 %2017: 7.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Barbados stood at 7.3%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Barbados peaked at 7.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.

That places Barbados 52nd out of 178 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) in Barbados, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 0.0%
1999 0.0%
2000 0.0%
2001 0.0%
2002 0.0%
2017 7.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3
2010s 7.3% 7.3% 7.3% 1

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 49 Cameroon 7.9% compare
  2. 50 Egypt 7.8% compare
  3. 51 Haiti 7.6%
  4. 53 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.2% compare
  5. 54 Macau, China 7.1% compare
  6. 55 Ethiopia 6.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Barbados?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Barbados was 7.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2017.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
How does Barbados rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Barbados ranks 52nd out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,631 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.