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

Ireland: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 0.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
down 16.5%
World rank
145th
of 172 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1997
All-time low
0.2%
in 2014
Years of data
21
1995–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Ireland, 1995–2017

0.20.40.60.811995200620171995: 0.587 %1996: 0.613 %1997: 0.938 %1998: 0.749 %1999: 0.548 %2000: 0.485 %2001: 0.474 %2002: 0.378 %2003: 0.406 %2004: 0.296 %2005: 0.34 %2006: 0.285 %2007: 0.379 %2008: 0.383 %2009: 0.422 %2010: 0.267 %2013: 0.324 %2014: 0.196 %2015: 0.206 %2016: 0.307 %2017: 0.257 %

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 Ireland is 0.3%, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of down 16.5% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Ireland peaked at 0.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.

Ireland ranks 145th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Ireland, 1995 to 2017.
Year % Change
1995 0.6%
1996 0.6% +4.4%
1997 0.9% +53.0%
1998 0.7% -20.1%
1999 0.5% -26.8%
2000 0.5% -11.5%
2001 0.5% -2.3%
2002 0.4% -20.3%
2003 0.4% +7.6%
2004 0.3% -27.2%
2005 0.3% +14.8%
2006 0.3% -16.2%
2007 0.4% +33.2%
2008 0.4% +0.9%
2009 0.4% +10.2%
2010 0.3% -36.6%
2013 0.3% +21.3%
2014 0.2% -39.5%
2015 0.2% +5.1%
2016 0.3% +49.0%
2017 0.3% -16.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.5% 0.9% 5
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 6

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 142 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3% compare
  2. 143 Uganda 0.3% compare
  3. 144 Finland 0.3% compare
  4. 146 Azerbaijan 0.3% compare
  5. 147 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% compare
  6. 148 Lithuania 0.2% compare

See the full ranking of 172 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Ireland?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Ireland was 0.3% 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 Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1997.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
How does Ireland rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Ireland ranks 145th out of 172 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland 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.