Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both was 16.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
16.7%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
18th
of 172 countries
All-time high
29.4%
in 2004
All-time low
16.1%
in 2016
Years of data
23
1979–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Cape Verde, 1979–2017

01020301979199820171979: 23.8 %1980: 27.4 %1981: 17.3 %1982: 16.2 %1983: 29.2 %1984: 20.1 %1985: 22.5 %1987: 21.8 %2003: 22 %2004: 29.4 %2005: 26.9 %2006: 21.3 %2007: 18.4 %2008: 19.2 %2009: 21.4 %2010: 20.1 %2011: 20.2 %2012: 20.4 %2013: 19.5 %2014: 20.4 %2015: 19.3 %2016: 16.1 %2017: 16.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Cape Verde is 16.7%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Cape Verde peaked at 29.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2016.

Cape Verde ranks 18th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) in Cape Verde, 1979 to 2017.
Year % Change
1979 23.8%
1980 27.4% +14.9%
1981 17.3% -36.9%
1982 16.2% -6.6%
1983 29.2% +80.8%
1984 20.1% -31.3%
1985 22.5% +12.0%
1987 21.8% -3.1%
2003 22.0% +1.0%
2004 29.4% +33.7%
2005 26.9% -8.5%
2006 21.3% -20.8%
2007 18.4% -13.6%
2008 19.2% +4.1%
2009 21.4% +11.7%
2010 20.1% -6.1%
2011 20.2% +0.4%
2012 20.4% +1.0%
2013 19.5% -4.3%
2014 20.4% +4.9%
2015 19.3% -5.6%
2016 16.1% -16.7%
2017 16.7% +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 23.8% 23.8% 23.8% 1
1980s 22.1% 16.2% 29.2% 7
2000s 22.6% 18.4% 29.4% 7
2010s 19.1% 16.1% 20.4% 8

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 15 Senegal 17.4% compare
  2. 16 Chad 17.3% compare
  3. 17 Tunisia 16.8% compare
  4. 19 Algeria 16.5% compare
  5. 20 Benin 16.4% compare
  6. 21 Eswatini 15.9% compare

See the full ranking of 172 places →

More reference data data for Cape Verde

All data for Cape Verde →

Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Cape Verde?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Cape Verde was 16.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2004.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2016.
How does Cape Verde rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both?
Cape Verde ranks 18th out of 172 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Cape Verde. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/repetition-rate-in-grade-2-of-lower-secondary-general-education-both-sexes-percent/cabo-verde/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/repetition-rate-in-grade-2-of-lower-secondary-general-education-both-sexes-percent/cabo-verde/">Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Cape Verde</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,327 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.