Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both was 26.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
26.8%
Change on year
up 19.8%
World rank
9th
of 161 countries
All-time high
31.2%
in 1980
All-time low
20.4%
in 2015
Years of data
23
1979–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Cape Verde, 1979–2017

01020301979199820171979: 22.2 %1980: 31.2 %1981: 21.2 %1982: 21 %1983: 27.2 %1984: 22 %1985: 30.3 %1987: 20.6 %2003: 20.9 %2004: 25.2 %2005: 23.6 %2006: 20.5 %2007: 22.1 %2008: 23.8 %2009: 23.8 %2010: 23.4 %2011: 21.6 %2012: 21.8 %2013: 21 %2014: 24 %2015: 20.4 %2016: 22.3 %2017: 26.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Cape Verde stood at 26.8%.

The figure is up 19.8% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Cape Verde peaked at 31.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2015.

That places Cape Verde 9th out of 161 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) in Cape Verde, 1979 to 2017.
Year % Change
1979 22.2%
1980 31.2% +40.3%
1981 21.2% -31.9%
1982 21.0% -1.0%
1983 27.2% +29.6%
1984 22.0% -19.4%
1985 30.3% +38.1%
1987 20.6% -32.2%
2003 20.9% +1.7%
2004 25.2% +20.3%
2005 23.6% -6.2%
2006 20.5% -13.0%
2007 22.1% +7.7%
2008 23.8% +7.6%
2009 23.8% +0.0%
2010 23.4% -1.6%
2011 21.6% -8.0%
2012 21.8% +1.1%
2013 21.0% -3.4%
2014 24.0% +14.2%
2015 20.4% -15.0%
2016 22.3% +9.4%
2017 26.8% +19.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 22.2% 22.2% 22.2% 1
1980s 24.8% 20.6% 31.2% 7
2000s 22.8% 20.5% 25.2% 7
2010s 22.7% 20.4% 26.8% 8

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 6 Gabon 28.2% compare
  2. 7 Benin 27.7% compare
  3. 8 Morocco 27.3% compare
  4. 10 Guinea 23.9% compare
  5. 11 Togo 23.9% compare
  6. 12 Senegal 22.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Cape Verde?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Cape Verde was 26.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 1980.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2015.
How does Cape Verde rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both?
Cape Verde ranks 9th out of 161 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
161 places, 3,005 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.