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

Sierra Leone: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male was 0.8% in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
down 83.6%
World rank
124th
of 164 countries
All-time high
15.6%
in 1978
All-time low
0.8%
in 2017
Years of data
7
1971–2017

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

0510151971199420171971: 8.6 %1972: 14.5 %1973: 14.8 %1978: 15.6 %2012: 9.8 %2016: 5.1 %2017: 0.837 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 0.8% for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 83.6% on the previous year and down 91.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 15.6% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2017.

That places Sierra Leone 124th out of 164 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Sierra Leone, 1971 to 2017.
Year % Change
1971 8.6%
1972 14.5% +69.4%
1973 14.8% +1.8%
1978 15.6% +5.5%
2012 9.8% -37.3%
2016 5.1% -48.0%
2017 0.8% -83.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 13.4% 8.6% 15.6% 4
2010s 5.2% 0.8% 9.8% 3

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 121 Samoa 1.0% compare
  2. 122 Sri Lanka 0.9% compare
  3. 123 Solomon Islands 0.9% compare
  4. 125 Myanmar 0.8% compare
  5. 126 Denmark 0.7% compare
  6. 127 Fiji 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Sierra Leone?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Sierra Leone was 0.8% 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 Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 1978.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
How does Sierra Leone rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male?
Sierra Leone ranks 124th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 91.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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.