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

Namibia: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male was 23.6% in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
23.6%
Change on year
up 20.2%
World rank
6th
of 164 countries
All-time high
23.6%
in 2012
All-time low
8.4%
in 1997
Years of data
10
1991–2012

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Namibia, 1991–2012

05101520251991200120121991: 18.2 %1997: 8.4 %1998: 10.6 %1999: 13.3 %2004: 15.4 %2005: 16 %2007: 20.5 %2008: 16.7 %2009: 19.6 %2012: 23.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2012, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Namibia stood at 23.6%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 20.2% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Namibia peaked at 23.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1997.

That places Namibia 6th out of 164 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Namibia, 1991 to 2012.
Year % Change
1991 18.2%
1997 8.4% -53.8%
1998 10.6% +25.7%
1999 13.3% +26.0%
2004 15.4% +15.1%
2005 16.0% +4.1%
2007 20.5% +28.3%
2008 16.7% -18.6%
2009 19.6% +17.7%
2012 23.6% +20.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.6% 8.4% 18.2% 4
2000s 17.6% 15.4% 20.5% 5
2010s 23.6% 23.6% 23.6% 1

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 3 Guinea-Bissau 28.8%
  2. 4 Guinea 27.9% compare
  3. 5 Mali 24.4% compare
  4. 7 Lesotho 22.4% compare
  5. 8 Burundi 22.2% compare
  6. 9 Niger 22.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Namibia?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Namibia was 23.6% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2012.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1997.
How does Namibia rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male?
Namibia ranks 6th out of 164 countries with data for 2012.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia 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.