Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education was 5.8% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
5.8%
Change on year
up 517.4%
World rank
48th
of 172 countries
All-time high
5.8%
in 2018
All-time low
0.6%
in 2013
Years of data
8
2007–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Saudi Arabia, 2007–2018

02462007201220182007: 4 %2009: 1.3 %2010: 1.5 %2011: 1.4 %2013: 0.631 %2015: 1.5 %2016: 0.946 %2018: 5.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 5.8% for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in 2018. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 517.4% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Saudi Arabia peaked at 5.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.

That places Saudi Arabia 48th out of 172 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%) in Saudi Arabia, 2007 to 2018.
Year % Change
2007 4.0%
2009 1.3% -66.3%
2010 1.5% +13.5%
2011 1.4% -6.7%
2013 0.6% -55.4%
2015 1.5% +137.0%
2016 0.9% -36.8%
2018 5.8% +517.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.7% 1.3% 4.0% 2
2010s 2.0% 0.6% 5.8% 6

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 45 Egypt 6.7% compare
  2. 46 Ethiopia 6.3% compare
  3. 47 Zambia 6.1% compare
  4. 49 Dominica 5.5% compare
  5. 50 Afghanistan 5.4% compare
  6. 51 Macau, China 5.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Saudi Arabia?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Saudi Arabia was 5.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
Saudi Arabia ranks 48th out of 172 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.