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

Thailand: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education was 1.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
1.4%
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
95th
of 172 countries
All-time high
3.7%
in 1974
All-time low
1.4%
in 2017
Years of data
8
1974–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Thailand, 1974–2017

012341974199520171974: 3.7 %1975: 3.6 %1976: 3.4 %1977: 3.3 %2014: 1.8 %2015: 1.8 %2016: 1.6 %2017: 1.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Thailand stood at 1.4%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 22.2% over five years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Thailand peaked at 3.7% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2017.

Thailand ranks 95th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%) in Thailand, 1974 to 2017.
Year % Change
1974 3.7%
1975 3.6% -4.3%
1976 3.4% -4.9%
1977 3.3% -2.8%
2014 1.8% -46.6%
2015 1.8% +1.9%
2016 1.6% -11.9%
2017 1.4% -13.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.5% 3.3% 3.7% 4
2010s 1.6% 1.4% 1.8% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Thailand?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Thailand was 1.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 1974.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2017.
How does Thailand rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
Thailand ranks 95th out of 172 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this Thailand 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.