Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian Arab Republic: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male was 1.6% in 2012. ▼ Falling

Latest (2012)
1.6%
Change on year
down 39.3%
World rank
104th
of 164 countries
All-time high
14.4%
in 1972
All-time low
1.6%
in 2012
Years of data
35
1971–2012

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Syrian Arab Republic, 1971–2012

0510151971199120121971: 12 %1972: 14.4 %1973: 14.1 %1974: 12.7 %1976: 9.9 %1977: 11.9 %1978: 11.7 %1979: 10.9 %1980: 10.2 %1981: 9.8 %1982: 10.6 %1983: 10.2 %1984: 11.4 %1985: 10.2 %1986: 8.8 %1987: 7.9 %1988: 8.4 %1989: 9.4 %1990: 8.1 %1991: 7.3 %1992: 6.8 %1993: 7.2 %1999: 6 %2000: 5.9 %2001: 5 %2003: 5.2 %2004: 4 %2005: 2.7 %2006: 3 %2007: 3 %2008: 3 %2009: 3.1 %2010: 3 %2011: 2.6 %2012: 1.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Syrian Arab Republic is 1.6%, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 39.3% on the previous year and down 68.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 14.4% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2012.

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 104th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Syrian Arab Republic, 1971 to 2012.
Year % Change
1971 12.0%
1972 14.4% +20.1%
1973 14.1% -2.2%
1974 12.7% -10.3%
1976 9.9% -21.6%
1977 11.9% +20.3%
1978 11.7% -1.8%
1979 10.9% -7.4%
1980 10.2% -6.0%
1981 9.8% -3.9%
1982 10.6% +7.9%
1983 10.2% -3.9%
1984 11.4% +12.4%
1985 10.2% -11.1%
1986 8.8% -13.7%
1987 7.9% -10.0%
1988 8.4% +6.7%
1989 9.4% +12.0%
1990 8.1% -14.1%
1991 7.3% -9.7%
1992 6.8% -7.2%
1993 7.2% +6.3%
1999 6.0% -16.8%
2000 5.9% -1.1%
2001 5.0% -16.3%
2003 5.2% +3.7%
2004 4.0% -23.3%
2005 2.7% -30.8%
2006 3.0% +10.5%
2007 3.0% -0.0%
2008 3.0% -2.2%
2009 3.1% +4.4%
2010 3.0% -1.3%
2011 2.6% -15.1%
2012 1.6% -39.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12.2% 9.9% 14.4% 8
1980s 9.7% 7.9% 11.4% 10
1990s 7.1% 6.0% 8.1% 5
2000s 3.9% 2.7% 5.9% 9
2010s 2.4% 1.6% 3.0% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Syrian Arab Republic?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Syrian Arab Republic was 1.6% 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 1972.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2012.
How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male?
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 104th out of 164 countries with data for 2012.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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.