Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Ireland

Ireland: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education was 0.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
down 38.4%
World rank
138th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1995
All-time low
0.1%
in 2015
Years of data
20
1995–2017

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

0.10.20.30.40.50.61995200620171995: 0.552 %1996: 0.503 %1997: 0.334 %1998: 0.409 %1999: 0.389 %2000: 0.319 %2001: 0.405 %2002: 0.403 %2003: 0.301 %2004: 0.285 %2005: 0.31 %2006: 0.3 %2007: 0.278 %2008: 0.283 %2009: 0.448 %2010: 0.343 %2014: 0.195 %2015: 0.136 %2016: 0.293 %2017: 0.18 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Ireland is 0.2%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.4% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Ireland peaked at 0.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.

That places Ireland 138th out of 164 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (%) in Ireland, 1995 to 2017.
Year % Change
1995 0.6%
1996 0.5% -8.8%
1997 0.3% -33.6%
1998 0.4% +22.4%
1999 0.4% -5.0%
2000 0.3% -17.9%
2001 0.4% +26.8%
2002 0.4% -0.4%
2003 0.3% -25.3%
2004 0.3% -5.5%
2005 0.3% +8.8%
2006 0.3% -3.2%
2007 0.3% -7.4%
2008 0.3% +1.7%
2009 0.4% +58.7%
2010 0.3% -23.4%
2014 0.2% -43.1%
2015 0.1% -30.5%
2016 0.3% +116.0%
2017 0.2% -38.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.6% 5
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 135 North Macedonia 0.3% compare
  2. 136 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
  3. 137 Botswana 0.2% compare
  4. 139 Azerbaijan 0.2% compare
  5. 140 Indonesia 0.2% compare
  6. 141 Croatia 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Ireland?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education 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 recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1995.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
How does Ireland rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education?
Ireland ranks 138th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 2,796 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.