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

Greece: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male was 3.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
3.4%
Change on year
down 24.3%
World rank
73rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
14.7%
in 1972
All-time low
3.4%
in 2017
Years of data
31
1971–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Greece, 1971–2017

2.557.51012.5151971199420171971: 12.7 %1972: 14.7 %1973: 11.6 %1974: 11.5 %1975: 7.9 %1976: 7.4 %1977: 9.4 %1978: 8.2 %1979: 7.7 %1981: 7.4 %1982: 9.7 %1983: 10.9 %1984: 8.4 %1985: 8.3 %1986: 7.4 %1987: 6.8 %1988: 6.1 %1989: 7.4 %1990: 7.4 %1991: 7.2 %2004: 5 %2005: 5 %2006: 4.5 %2010: 4.1 %2011: 4.1 %2012: 3.6 %2013: 3.4 %2014: 4.4 %2015: 4.6 %2016: 4.4 %2017: 3.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Greece recorded 3.4% for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 24.3% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Greece peaked at 14.7% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2017.

Greece ranks 73rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Greece, 1971 to 2017.
Year % Change
1971 12.7%
1972 14.7% +15.2%
1973 11.6% -20.7%
1974 11.5% -1.5%
1975 7.9% -31.1%
1976 7.4% -6.5%
1977 9.4% +27.5%
1978 8.2% -12.6%
1979 7.7% -6.5%
1981 7.4% -4.3%
1982 9.7% +31.3%
1983 10.9% +12.4%
1984 8.4% -22.7%
1985 8.3% -1.5%
1986 7.4% -10.1%
1987 6.8% -8.7%
1988 6.1% -10.2%
1989 7.4% +21.0%
1990 7.4% -0.2%
1991 7.2% -2.3%
2004 5.0% -30.0%
2005 5.0% -0.6%
2006 4.5% -9.2%
2010 4.1% -9.6%
2011 4.1% -1.1%
2012 3.6% -11.7%
2013 3.4% -5.7%
2014 4.4% +29.0%
2015 4.6% +5.5%
2016 4.4% -3.9%
2017 3.4% -24.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.1% 7.4% 14.7% 9
1980s 8.0% 6.1% 10.9% 9
1990s 7.3% 7.2% 7.4% 2
2000s 4.9% 4.5% 5.0% 3
2010s 4.0% 3.4% 4.6% 8

Countries ranked near Greece

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  2. 71 Mauritius 3.7% compare
  3. 72 Andorra 3.4% compare
  4. 74 Chile 3.2% compare
  5. 75 Jordan 3.1% compare
  6. 76 Qatar 3.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Greece?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Greece was 3.4% 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 Greece?
The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 1972.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2017.
How does Greece rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male?
Greece ranks 73rd out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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.