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

Samoa: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both was 0.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.4%
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
141st
of 178 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 1995
All-time low
0.2%
in 2016
Years of data
21
1994–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Samoa, 1994–2018

0.250.50.7511.21994200620181994: 1.4 %1995: 1.4 %1996: 0.451 %1997: 1.2 %1998: 0.409 %1999: 0.886 %2000: 0.805 %2001: 1.3 %2002: 1.1 %2003: 0.752 %2004: 0.887 %2005: 0.61 %2006: 0.852 %2009: 0.878 %2010: 0.558 %2011: 0.433 %2014: 0.343 %2015: 0.431 %2016: 0.226 %2017: 0.463 %2018: 0.431 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Samoa is 0.4%, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Samoa peaked at 1.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2016.

Samoa ranks 141st of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) in Samoa, 1994 to 2018.
Year % Change
1994 1.4%
1995 1.4% +0.9%
1996 0.5% -66.9%
1997 1.2% +158.3%
1998 0.4% -64.9%
1999 0.9% +116.5%
2000 0.8% -9.1%
2001 1.3% +57.0%
2002 1.1% -14.6%
2003 0.8% -30.4%
2004 0.9% +18.1%
2005 0.6% -31.3%
2006 0.9% +39.8%
2009 0.9% +3.0%
2010 0.6% -36.5%
2011 0.4% -22.3%
2014 0.3% -20.8%
2015 0.4% +25.7%
2016 0.2% -47.6%
2017 0.5% +105.0%
2018 0.4% -7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.4% 1.4% 6
2000s 0.9% 0.6% 1.3% 8
2010s 0.4% 0.2% 0.6% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Samoa?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Samoa was 0.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1995.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
How does Samoa rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Samoa ranks 141st out of 178 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Samoa 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.