Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 2.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
2.6%
World rank
92nd
of 172 countries
All-time high
24.1%
in 1986
All-time low
2.6%
in 2016
Years of data
20
1986–2016

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1986–2016

5101520251986200120161986: 24.1 %1987: 22.2 %1988: 13.7 %1989: 19 %1990: 19.7 %1993: 14.7 %1999: 18.7 %2000: 16.3 %2001: 14.2 %2002: 8.6 %2003: 7.6 %2004: 9.7 %2005: 12 %2006: 12.7 %2007: 11.4 %2008: 6.1 %2009: 5.8 %2010: 5.6 %2011: 5.5 %2016: 2.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 2.6%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 79.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 24.1% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2016.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 92nd of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1986 to 2016.
Year % Change
1986 24.1%
1987 22.2% -7.9%
1988 13.7% -38.3%
1989 19.0% +39.1%
1990 19.7% +3.5%
1993 14.7% -25.5%
1999 18.7% +27.3%
2000 16.3% -12.9%
2001 14.2% -12.7%
2002 8.6% -39.4%
2003 7.6% -11.9%
2004 9.7% +27.5%
2005 12.0% +23.9%
2006 12.7% +5.7%
2007 11.4% -10.4%
2008 6.1% -46.5%
2009 5.8% -4.1%
2010 5.6% -3.8%
2011 5.5% -1.6%
2016 2.6% -52.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 19.7% 13.7% 24.1% 4
1990s 17.7% 14.7% 19.7% 3
2000s 10.4% 5.8% 16.3% 10
2010s 4.6% 2.6% 5.6% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 2.6% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 1986.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2016.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 92nd out of 172 countries with data for 2016.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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.