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

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
down 33.8%
World rank
149th
of 172 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1995
All-time low
0.1%
in 2014
Years of data
20
1995–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Ireland, 1995–2017

0.10.20.30.40.51995200620171995: 0.54 %1996: 0.5 %1997: 0.497 %1998: 0.509 %1999: 0.433 %2000: 0.373 %2001: 0.409 %2002: 0.401 %2003: 0.334 %2004: 0.285 %2005: 0.305 %2006: 0.299 %2007: 0.274 %2008: 0.276 %2009: 0.442 %2010: 0.335 %2014: 0.149 %2015: 0.158 %2016: 0.292 %2017: 0.193 %

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) in Ireland, 1995 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 146 Lithuania 0.2% compare
  2. 147 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
  3. 148 Azerbaijan 0.2% compare
  4. 150 Saint Lucia 0.2% compare
  5. 151 Malta 0.2% compare
  6. 152 Botswana 0.2% compare

See the full ranking of 172 places →

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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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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
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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.