Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Ireland
Ireland: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both was 0.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Ireland, 1995–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.2% for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.8% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Ireland peaked at 0.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.
Ireland ranks 149th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5% | — |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -14.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +59.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -24.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -55.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +84.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -33.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 146 Lithuania 0.2% compare
- 147 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
- 148 Azerbaijan 0.2% compare
- 150 Saint Lucia 0.2% compare
- 151 Malta 0.2% compare
- 152 Botswana 0.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Ireland?
- Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Ireland was 0.2% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Ireland rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both?
- Ireland ranks 149th out of 172 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. 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 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.