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

Mexico: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education was 0.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
up 45.2%
World rank
107th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 1996
All-time low
0.5%
in 2014
Years of data
20
1992–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Mexico, 1992–2017

00.511.51992200420171992: 1.4 %1993: 1.2 %1994: 1.4 %1996: 1.4 %2002: 0.947 %2003: 0.912 %2004: 0.944 %2005: 0.938 %2006: 0.851 %2007: 0.814 %2008: 0.614 %2009: 0.615 %2010: 0.695 %2011: 0.713 %2012: 0.68 %2013: 0.672 %2014: 0.534 %2015: 0.567 %2016: 0.539 %2017: 0.782 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 0.8% for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in 2017.

The figure is up 45.2% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Mexico peaked at 1.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.

Mexico ranks 107th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (%) in Mexico, 1992 to 2017.
Year % Change
1992 1.4%
1993 1.2% -9.6%
1994 1.4% +16.2%
1996 1.4% +0.2%
2002 0.9% -34.5%
2003 0.9% -3.7%
2004 0.9% +3.5%
2005 0.9% -0.6%
2006 0.9% -9.3%
2007 0.8% -4.3%
2008 0.6% -24.6%
2009 0.6% +0.2%
2010 0.7% +13.0%
2011 0.7% +2.6%
2012 0.7% -4.6%
2013 0.7% -1.2%
2014 0.5% -20.5%
2015 0.6% +6.1%
2016 0.5% -5.0%
2017 0.8% +45.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.4% 1.2% 1.4% 4
2000s 0.8% 0.6% 0.9% 8
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.8% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Mexico?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Mexico was 0.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1996.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
How does Mexico rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education?
Mexico ranks 107th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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.