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

Suriname: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male was 15.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
15.7%
Change on year
down 14.9%
World rank
28th
of 164 countries
All-time high
21.0%
in 2011
All-time low
9.6%
in 1976
Years of data
13
1976–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Suriname, 1976–2018

051015201976199720181976: 9.6 %1977: 12.1 %2007: 16.5 %2008: 18.3 %2010: 16.9 %2011: 21 %2012: 16.4 %2013: 18.1 %2014: 18.2 %2015: 18.9 %2016: 16.2 %2017: 18.4 %2018: 15.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Suriname stood at 15.7%.

The figure is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Suriname peaked at 21.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1976.

Suriname ranks 28th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Suriname, 1976 to 2018.
Year % Change
1976 9.6%
1977 12.1% +26.1%
2007 16.5% +36.2%
2008 18.3% +10.8%
2010 16.9% -7.6%
2011 21.0% +23.8%
2012 16.4% -21.9%
2013 18.1% +10.3%
2014 18.2% +0.8%
2015 18.9% +4.0%
2016 16.2% -14.3%
2017 18.4% +13.5%
2018 15.7% -14.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.9% 9.6% 12.1% 2
2000s 17.4% 16.5% 18.3% 2
2010s 17.7% 15.7% 21.0% 9

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 25 Guyana 15.9% compare
  2. 26 Benin 15.9% compare
  3. 27 South Africa 15.8% compare
  4. 29 New Caledonia 15.5% compare
  5. 30 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.3% compare
  6. 31 Eritrea 13.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Suriname?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Suriname was 15.7% 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 Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1976.
How does Suriname rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male?
Suriname ranks 28th out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname 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.