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

Israel: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education was 0.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
131st
of 172 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2004
All-time low
0.4%
in 2016
Years of data
17
2001–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Israel, 2001–2017

00.250.50.7511.22001200920172001: 0.742 %2002: 0.76 %2003: 0.763 %2004: 1.2 %2005: 0.653 %2006: 0.749 %2007: 0.829 %2008: 0.861 %2009: 0.85 %2010: 0.857 %2011: 0.914 %2012: 0.882 %2013: 0.713 %2014: 0.748 %2015: 0.702 %2016: 0.429 %2017: 0.451 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Israel peaked at 1.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2016.

That places Israel 131st out of 172 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%) in Israel, 2001 to 2017.
Year % Change
2001 0.7%
2002 0.8% +2.4%
2003 0.8% +0.5%
2004 1.2% +51.0%
2005 0.7% -43.3%
2006 0.7% +14.7%
2007 0.8% +10.7%
2008 0.9% +3.8%
2009 0.8% -1.3%
2010 0.9% +0.9%
2011 0.9% +6.6%
2012 0.9% -3.5%
2013 0.7% -19.2%
2014 0.7% +5.0%
2015 0.7% -6.2%
2016 0.4% -38.8%
2017 0.5% +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 1.2% 9
2010s 0.7% 0.4% 0.9% 8

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 128 Singapore 0.5% compare
  2. 129 Solomon Islands 0.5% compare
  3. 130 Mexico 0.5% compare
  4. 132 Montenegro 0.4% compare
  5. 133 Jamaica 0.4% compare
  6. 134 India 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Israel?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Israel 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 recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2004.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
How does Israel rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
Israel ranks 131st out of 172 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Israel 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
Last refreshed

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.