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

Kenya: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 4.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
4.6%
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
69th
of 172 countries
All-time high
16.5%
in 1979
All-time low
4.6%
in 2015
Years of data
9
1970–2015

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Kenya, 1970–2015

57.51012.51517.51970199220151970: 16.3 %1971: 15.3 %1972: 16 %1976: 9.4 %1977: 13.4 %1979: 16.5 %1980: 14 %2014: 4.9 %2015: 4.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 4.6% for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Kenya peaked at 16.5% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2015.

That places Kenya 69th out of 172 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Kenya, 1970 to 2015.
Year % Change
1970 16.3%
1971 15.3% -6.0%
1972 16.0% +4.6%
1976 9.4% -41.5%
1977 13.4% +43.3%
1979 16.5% +22.5%
1980 14.0% -15.1%
2014 4.9% -64.8%
2015 4.6% -6.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 14.5% 9.4% 16.5% 6
1980s 14.0% 14.0% 14.0% 1
2010s 4.8% 4.6% 4.9% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Kenya?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Kenya was 4.6% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 1979.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2015.
How does Kenya rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Kenya ranks 69th out of 172 countries with data for 2015.
Where does this Kenya 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.