Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Greece

Greece: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 6.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
6.9%
Change on year
down 15.1%
World rank
58th
of 172 countries
All-time high
15.5%
in 1972
All-time low
5.4%
in 2013
Years of data
31
1971–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Greece, 1971–2017

57.51012.5151971199420171971: 13.3 %1972: 15.5 %1973: 13.6 %1974: 13 %1975: 9 %1976: 8.3 %1977: 8.8 %1978: 11.2 %1979: 12.6 %1981: 11.9 %1982: 13.1 %1983: 13.8 %1984: 12.1 %1985: 11.2 %1986: 11.9 %1987: 9.8 %1988: 9.5 %1989: 9.2 %1990: 10.1 %1991: 9.9 %2004: 9.7 %2005: 7.6 %2006: 7.6 %2010: 6.3 %2011: 6.1 %2012: 5.9 %2013: 5.4 %2014: 8 %2015: 8.1 %2016: 8.2 %2017: 6.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Greece recorded 6.9% for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in 2017.

The figure is down 15.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Greece peaked at 15.5% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2013.

Greece ranks 58th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Greece, 1971 to 2017.
Year % Change
1971 13.3%
1972 15.5% +16.7%
1973 13.6% -12.8%
1974 13.0% -4.0%
1975 9.0% -30.6%
1976 8.3% -7.7%
1977 8.8% +5.6%
1978 11.2% +27.9%
1979 12.6% +11.8%
1981 11.9% -5.4%
1982 13.1% +9.8%
1983 13.8% +5.8%
1984 12.1% -12.2%
1985 11.2% -7.6%
1986 11.9% +6.3%
1987 9.8% -18.2%
1988 9.5% -2.7%
1989 9.2% -2.6%
1990 10.1% +9.3%
1991 9.9% -1.9%
2004 9.7% -2.5%
2005 7.6% -21.8%
2006 7.6% +1.2%
2010 6.3% -17.4%
2011 6.1% -3.8%
2012 5.9% -2.1%
2013 5.4% -10.0%
2014 8.0% +48.9%
2015 8.1% +1.7%
2016 8.2% +0.5%
2017 6.9% -15.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.7% 8.3% 15.5% 9
1980s 11.4% 9.2% 13.8% 9
1990s 10.0% 9.9% 10.1% 2
2000s 8.3% 7.6% 9.7% 3
2010s 6.9% 5.4% 8.2% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Greece?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Greece was 6.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 1972.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2013.
How does Greece rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Greece ranks 58th out of 172 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,106 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.