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

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

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
up 19.4%
World rank
130th
of 172 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1994
All-time low
0.4%
in 2016
Years of data
22
1992–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Mexico, 1992–2017

00.20.40.60.811992200420171992: 0.863 %1993: 0.906 %1994: 0.986 %1996: 0.886 %2000: 0.688 %2001: 0.698 %2002: 0.635 %2003: 0.611 %2004: 0.65 %2005: 0.661 %2006: 0.59 %2007: 0.69 %2008: 0.513 %2009: 0.559 %2010: 0.522 %2011: 0.554 %2012: 0.502 %2013: 0.447 %2014: 0.398 %2015: 0.407 %2016: 0.389 %2017: 0.465 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

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

The figure is up 19.4% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Mexico peaked at 1.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2016.

Mexico ranks 130th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%) in Mexico, 1992 to 2017.
Year % Change
1992 0.9%
1993 0.9% +4.9%
1994 1.0% +8.9%
1996 0.9% -10.2%
2000 0.7% -22.3%
2001 0.7% +1.3%
2002 0.6% -9.0%
2003 0.6% -3.7%
2004 0.7% +6.4%
2005 0.7% +1.6%
2006 0.6% -10.6%
2007 0.7% +16.8%
2008 0.5% -25.5%
2009 0.6% +8.9%
2010 0.5% -6.6%
2011 0.6% +6.2%
2012 0.5% -9.5%
2013 0.4% -10.9%
2014 0.4% -10.9%
2015 0.4% +2.2%
2016 0.4% -4.3%
2017 0.5% +19.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 4
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 8

Countries ranked near Mexico

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  2. 128 Singapore 0.5% compare
  3. 129 Solomon Islands 0.5% compare
  4. 131 Israel 0.5% compare
  5. 132 Montenegro 0.4% compare
  6. 133 Jamaica 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Mexico?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Mexico 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 Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1994.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
How does Mexico rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
Mexico ranks 130th out of 172 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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.