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

Peru: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 4.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
4.0%
Change on year
down 26.1%
World rank
75th
of 172 countries
All-time high
15.9%
in 1980
All-time low
4.0%
in 2018
Years of data
23
1977–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Peru, 1977–2018

57.51012.5151977199720181977: 9.4 %1978: 8.6 %1979: 15.2 %1980: 15.9 %1999: 7.9 %2000: 7.5 %2001: 7.2 %2003: 5.6 %2004: 7.4 %2005: 7.2 %2006: 7 %2007: 7.4 %2008: 7.9 %2009: 8.1 %2010: 7.4 %2011: 7.3 %2012: 8.1 %2013: 7.7 %2014: 6 %2015: 6.4 %2016: 5.8 %2017: 5.4 %2018: 4 %

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 Peru is 4.0%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 26.1% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Peru peaked at 15.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2018.

Peru ranks 75th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Peru, 1977 to 2018.
Year % Change
1977 9.4%
1978 8.6% -8.7%
1979 15.2% +76.9%
1980 15.9% +4.8%
1999 7.9% -50.4%
2000 7.5% -5.4%
2001 7.2% -2.9%
2003 5.6% -22.0%
2004 7.4% +30.9%
2005 7.2% -2.0%
2006 7.0% -2.8%
2007 7.4% +5.4%
2008 7.9% +5.9%
2009 8.1% +2.6%
2010 7.4% -8.0%
2011 7.3% -1.9%
2012 8.1% +10.9%
2013 7.7% -4.2%
2014 6.0% -22.9%
2015 6.4% +6.8%
2016 5.8% -9.0%
2017 5.4% -6.4%
2018 4.0% -26.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.0% 8.6% 15.2% 3
1980s 15.9% 15.9% 15.9% 1
1990s 7.9% 7.9% 7.9% 1
2000s 7.3% 5.6% 8.1% 9
2010s 6.5% 4.0% 8.1% 9

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 72 Kiribati 4.3% compare
  2. 73 Djibouti 4.2% compare
  3. 74 Thailand 4.2% compare
  4. 76 Sudan 4.0% compare
  5. 77 Belgium 4.0% compare
  6. 78 Qatar 4.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Peru?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Peru was 4.0% 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 Peru?
The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 1980.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2018.
How does Peru rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Peru ranks 75th out of 172 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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.