Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Mauritania
Mauritania: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education was 4.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Mauritania, 1978–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Mauritania stood at 4.2%.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Mauritania peaked at 16.5% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2016.
Mauritania ranks 58th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 9.8% | — |
| 1979 | 7.3% | -25.1% |
| 1988 | 16.5% | +125.8% |
| 1991 | 12.5% | -24.5% |
| 1992 | 11.6% | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 10.6% | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 10.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | +46.0% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -15.3% |
| 2004 | 16.3% | +27.3% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -25.3% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -29.0% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +30.6% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -60.0% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.5% | 7.3% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 10.6% | 12.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 9.8% | 16.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 3.8% | 9.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Mauritania?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Mauritania was 4.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 1988.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2016.
- How does Mauritania rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
- Mauritania ranks 58th out of 172 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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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.