Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education was 1.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1.5%
Change on year
down 18.4%
World rank
87th
of 164 countries
All-time high
2.1%
in 2009
All-time low
1.2%
in 2013
Years of data
11
2008–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Timor-Leste, 2008–2018

00.511.522008201320182008: 2 %2009: 2.1 %2010: 2.1 %2011: 2 %2012: 1.7 %2013: 1.2 %2014: 1.6 %2015: 1.9 %2016: 1.5 %2017: 1.8 %2018: 1.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Timor-Leste stood at 1.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Timor-Leste peaked at 2.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2013.

That places Timor-Leste 87th 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 11 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (%) in Timor-Leste, 2008 to 2018.
Year % Change
2008 2.0%
2009 2.1% +2.6%
2010 2.1% -0.7%
2011 2.0% -1.0%
2012 1.7% -15.5%
2013 1.2% -30.2%
2014 1.6% +29.9%
2015 1.9% +21.5%
2016 1.5% -21.4%
2017 1.8% +24.1%
2018 1.5% -18.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.0% 2.0% 2.1% 2
2010s 1.7% 1.2% 2.1% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Timor-Leste?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Timor-Leste was 1.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2009.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2013.
How does Timor-Leste rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education?
Timor-Leste ranks 87th out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Timor-Leste 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.