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

Croatia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both was 0.5% in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
139th
of 178 countries
All-time high
2.5%
in 1993
All-time low
0.2%
in 2008
Years of data
17
1993–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Croatia, 1993–2017

00.511.522.51993200520171993: 2.5 %1994: 2.3 %1995: 1.9 %1996: 1.3 %1999: 1.1 %2000: 0.991 %2001: 0.77 %2002: 0.718 %2005: 0.653 %2006: 0.614 %2007: 0.683 %2008: 0.18 %2009: 0.814 %2010: 0.863 %2011: 0.962 %2016: 0.471 %2017: 0.512 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Croatia stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Croatia peaked at 2.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.

That places Croatia 139th out of 178 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) in Croatia, 1993 to 2017.
Year % Change
1993 2.5%
1994 2.3% -8.9%
1995 1.9% -17.2%
1996 1.3% -31.7%
1999 1.1% -13.2%
2000 1.0% -11.6%
2001 0.8% -22.3%
2002 0.7% -6.7%
2005 0.7% -9.1%
2006 0.6% -5.9%
2007 0.7% +11.3%
2008 0.2% -73.6%
2009 0.8% +351.6%
2010 0.9% +6.0%
2011 1.0% +11.5%
2016 0.5% -51.1%
2017 0.5% +8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.8% 1.1% 2.5% 5
2000s 0.7% 0.2% 1.0% 8
2010s 0.7% 0.5% 1.0% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Croatia?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Croatia was 0.5% 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 Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1993.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
How does Croatia rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Croatia ranks 139th out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Croatia 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.