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

Oman: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education was 2.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
2.0%
Change on year
down 34.0%
World rank
79th
of 164 countries
All-time high
13.2%
in 1978
All-time low
1.9%
in 2011
Years of data
24
1978–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Oman, 1978–2018

2.557.51012.51978199820181978: 13.2 %1982: 10.2 %1983: 6.8 %1984: 8.7 %1985: 10 %1986: 6.2 %1987: 8.7 %1988: 6.1 %1989: 6 %1991: 4.9 %1993: 6.1 %1994: 3.8 %1995: 6.3 %1996: 8.4 %2000: 5 %2001: 3.3 %2002: 3.1 %2011: 1.9 %2012: 6.3 %2013: 2.5 %2014: 3.6 %2015: 2.8 %2016: 3 %2018: 2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Oman stood at 2.0%.

That represents a change of down 34.0% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Oman peaked at 13.2% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2011.

That places Oman 79th out of 164 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Oman, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (%) in Oman, 1978 to 2018.
Year % Change
1978 13.2%
1982 10.2% -22.8%
1983 6.8% -32.8%
1984 8.7% +27.3%
1985 10.0% +14.6%
1986 6.2% -37.6%
1987 8.7% +40.0%
1988 6.1% -30.3%
1989 6.0% -1.9%
1991 4.9% -18.0%
1993 6.1% +24.2%
1994 3.8% -37.8%
1995 6.3% +65.6%
1996 8.4% +34.4%
2000 5.0% -41.0%
2001 3.3% -34.4%
2002 3.1% -4.0%
2011 1.9% -40.4%
2012 6.3% +240.4%
2013 2.5% -60.3%
2014 3.6% +44.2%
2015 2.8% -24.1%
2016 3.0% +10.5%
2018 2.0% -34.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 13.2% 13.2% 13.2% 1
1980s 7.8% 6.0% 10.2% 8
1990s 5.9% 3.8% 8.4% 5
2000s 3.8% 3.1% 5.0% 3
2010s 3.2% 1.9% 6.3% 7

Countries ranked near Oman

  1. 76 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.2% compare
  2. 77 Thailand 2.1% compare
  3. 78 Greece 2.0% compare
  4. 80 Andorra 2.0% compare
  5. 81 Jordan 1.9% compare
  6. 82 Bulgaria 1.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Oman?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Oman was 2.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education recorded in Oman?
The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 1978.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education recorded in Oman?
The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2011.
How does Oman rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education?
Oman ranks 79th out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Oman?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Oman 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.