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

Spain: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both was 9.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
9.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
41st
of 178 countries
All-time high
15.4%
in 1979
All-time low
7.1%
in 1987
Years of data
19
1979–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Spain, 1979–2017

0510151979199820171979: 15.4 %1980: 13.2 %1981: 14 %1982: 13.7 %1983: 12.8 %1984: 12 %1985: 11.4 %1986: 14.9 %1987: 7.1 %1988: 12.4 %1989: 10.6 %1992: 11 %1993: 9.3 %2008: 15.3 %2009: 14.7 %2014: 12.3 %2015: 12.3 %2016: 9.7 %2017: 9.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Spain recorded 9.7% for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Spain peaked at 15.4% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1987.

Spain ranks 41st of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) in Spain, 1979 to 2017.
Year % Change
1979 15.4%
1980 13.2% -13.8%
1981 14.0% +5.9%
1982 13.7% -2.6%
1983 12.8% -6.5%
1984 12.0% -6.1%
1985 11.4% -4.8%
1986 14.9% +30.6%
1987 7.1% -52.2%
1988 12.4% +73.5%
1989 10.6% -14.7%
1992 11.0% +4.3%
1993 9.3% -15.3%
2008 15.3% +64.7%
2009 14.7% -4.5%
2014 12.3% -16.2%
2015 12.3% +0.0%
2016 9.7% -20.8%
2017 9.7% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 15.4% 15.4% 15.4% 1
1980s 12.2% 7.1% 14.9% 10
1990s 10.2% 9.3% 11.0% 2
2000s 15.0% 14.7% 15.3% 2
2010s 11.0% 9.7% 12.3% 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 38 Nicaragua 10.5% compare
  2. 39 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.4% compare
  3. 40 Grenada 9.9% compare
  4. 42 Bhutan 9.5% compare
  5. 43 Panama 9.1% compare
  6. 44 Dominica 8.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Spain?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Spain was 9.7% 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 1979.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1987.
How does Spain rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Spain ranks 41st out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain 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.