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

Macau, China: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male was 8.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
8.2%
Change on year
down 15.5%
World rank
43rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
19.1%
in 2008
All-time low
8.2%
in 2016
Years of data
19
1992–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Macau, China, 1992–2018

051015201992200520181992: 13.8 %1999: 18.5 %2000: 17.1 %2001: 18.8 %2002: 18.3 %2003: 16.6 %2004: 16.6 %2005: 17 %2007: 16.5 %2008: 19.1 %2009: 17.9 %2010: 16.4 %2011: 14.3 %2012: 12.3 %2013: 12 %2014: 10.8 %2016: 8.2 %2017: 9.7 %2018: 8.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Macau, China stood at 8.2%.

That represents a change of down 15.5% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Macau, China peaked at 19.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2016.

Macau, China ranks 43rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Macau, China, 1992 to 2018.
Year % Change
1992 13.8%
1999 18.5% +34.4%
2000 17.1% -7.5%
2001 18.8% +9.8%
2002 18.3% -2.5%
2003 16.6% -9.5%
2004 16.6% -0.1%
2005 17.0% +2.7%
2007 16.5% -3.3%
2008 19.1% +15.9%
2009 17.9% -6.2%
2010 16.4% -8.4%
2011 14.3% -13.1%
2012 12.3% -13.7%
2013 12.0% -2.3%
2014 10.8% -10.1%
2016 8.2% -24.6%
2017 9.7% +18.7%
2018 8.2% -15.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.2% 13.8% 18.5% 2
2000s 17.6% 16.5% 19.1% 9
2010s 11.5% 8.2% 16.4% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Macau, China?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Macau, China was 8.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Macau, China?
The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2008.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Macau, China?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2016.
How does Macau, China rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male?
Macau, China ranks 43rd out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Macau, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Macau, China 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.