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

France: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male was 0.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
129th
of 164 countries
All-time high
4.0%
in 2006
All-time low
0.6%
in 2016
Years of data
12
2006–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in France, 2006–2017

12342006201120172006: 4 %2007: 3.6 %2008: 3.1 %2009: 3 %2010: 2.6 %2011: 2.2 %2012: 2.2 %2013: 1.5 %2014: 1.6 %2015: 1.1 %2016: 0.563 %2017: 0.573 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in France stood at 0.6%.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 83.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in France peaked at 4.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.

That places France 129th out of 164 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in France, 2006 to 2017.
Year % Change
2006 4.0%
2007 3.6% -11.4%
2008 3.1% -11.9%
2009 3.0% -4.0%
2010 2.6% -13.1%
2011 2.2% -15.0%
2012 2.2% -0.7%
2013 1.5% -31.9%
2014 1.6% +5.6%
2015 1.1% -27.6%
2016 0.6% -51.0%
2017 0.6% +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.4% 3.0% 4.0% 4
2010s 1.6% 0.6% 2.6% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in France?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in France was 0.6% 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 France?
The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2006.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
How does France rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male?
France ranks 129th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 83.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France 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.