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

Barbados: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education was 10.2% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
10.2%
Change on year
up 103.9%
World rank
30th
of 172 countries
All-time high
10.2%
in 2018
All-time low
0.0%
in 1998
Years of data
6
1998–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Barbados, 1998–2018

02.557.5101998200820181998: 0 %2000: 0 %2001: 0 %2002: 0 %2017: 5 %2018: 10.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 10.2% for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 103.9% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Barbados peaked at 10.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.

That places Barbados 30th out of 172 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%) in Barbados, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 0.0%
2000 0.0%
2001 0.0%
2002 0.0%
2017 5.0%
2018 10.2% +103.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3
2010s 7.6% 5.0% 10.2% 2

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 27 Sao Tome and Principe 12.0% compare
  2. 28 Algeria 11.3% compare
  3. 29 Lebanon 10.7% compare
  4. 31 Mozambique 10.1% compare
  5. 32 South Africa 9.8% compare
  6. 33 Aruba 9.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Barbados?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Barbados was 10.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2018.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education 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?
Barbados ranks 30th out of 172 countries with data for 2018.
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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,110 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.