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

Macau, China: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 8.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
8.7%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
47th
of 172 countries
All-time high
20.2%
in 2008
All-time low
8.7%
in 2018
Years of data
21
1992–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Macau, China, 1992–2018

051015201992200520181992: 14.1 %1999: 19 %2000: 19.3 %2001: 19.4 %2002: 17.2 %2003: 16.4 %2004: 17.2 %2005: 17.4 %2006: 19.7 %2007: 18.8 %2008: 20.2 %2009: 18.1 %2010: 18.2 %2011: 17.4 %2012: 14.5 %2013: 13.6 %2014: 11.6 %2015: 12 %2016: 10.6 %2017: 8.9 %2018: 8.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Macau, China stood at 8.7%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Macau, China peaked at 20.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2018.

That places Macau, China 47th out of 172 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Macau, China, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Macau, China, 1992 to 2018.
Year % Change
1992 14.1%
1999 19.0% +34.0%
2000 19.3% +1.6%
2001 19.4% +0.6%
2002 17.2% -11.4%
2003 16.4% -4.9%
2004 17.2% +5.5%
2005 17.4% +0.8%
2006 19.7% +13.3%
2007 18.8% -4.8%
2008 20.2% +7.7%
2009 18.1% -10.1%
2010 18.2% +0.3%
2011 17.4% -4.6%
2012 14.5% -16.4%
2013 13.6% -6.3%
2014 11.6% -14.4%
2015 12.0% +3.3%
2016 10.6% -11.6%
2017 8.9% -16.4%
2018 8.7% -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.6% 14.1% 19.0% 2
2000s 18.4% 16.4% 20.2% 10
2010s 12.8% 8.7% 18.2% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Macau, China?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Macau, China was 8.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Macau, China?
The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2008.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Macau, China?
The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2018.
How does Macau, China rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Macau, China ranks 47th out of 172 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Macau, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Macau, China 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.