Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Denmark

Denmark: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male was 0.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.7%
Change on year
down 11.4%
World rank
126th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2008
All-time low
0.3%
in 2010
Years of data
10
2008–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Denmark, 2008–2017

0.250.50.7511.22008201220172008: 1.4 %2009: 0.516 %2010: 0.29 %2011: 1.1 %2012: 0.794 %2013: 0.796 %2014: 0.696 %2015: 0.767 %2016: 0.758 %2017: 0.671 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Denmark stood at 0.7%.

That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Denmark peaked at 1.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2010.

Denmark ranks 126th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Denmark, 2008 to 2017.
Year % Change
2008 1.4%
2009 0.5% -62.4%
2010 0.3% -43.9%
2011 1.1% +278.1%
2012 0.8% -27.5%
2013 0.8% +0.4%
2014 0.7% -12.6%
2015 0.8% +10.2%
2016 0.8% -1.2%
2017 0.7% -11.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.5% 1.4% 2
2010s 0.7% 0.3% 1.1% 8

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 123 Solomon Islands 0.9% compare
  2. 124 Sierra Leone 0.8% compare
  3. 125 Myanmar 0.8% compare
  4. 127 Fiji 0.7% compare
  5. 128 North Macedonia 0.6% compare
  6. 129 France 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Denmark?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Denmark was 0.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2008.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
How does Denmark rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male?
Denmark ranks 126th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
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 male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.