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

Kiribati: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both was 8.9% in 2015. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2015)
8.9%
World rank
40th
of 161 countries
All-time high
8.9%
in 2015
All-time low
0.6%
in 1985
Years of data
7
1978–2015

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Kiribati, 1978–2015

024681978199620151978: 3.5 %1979: 4 %1980: 2.1 %1981: 4.2 %1983: 2.9 %1985: 0.597 %2015: 8.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 8.9% for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in 2015. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Kiribati peaked at 8.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1985.

That places Kiribati 40th out of 161 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) in Kiribati, 1978 to 2015.
Year % Change
1978 3.5%
1979 4.0% +13.8%
1980 2.1% -47.7%
1981 4.2% +103.9%
1983 2.9% -30.7%
1985 0.6% -79.7%
2015 8.9% +1393.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.7% 3.5% 4.0% 2
1980s 2.5% 0.6% 4.2% 4
2010s 8.9% 8.9% 8.9% 1

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  6. 43 Côte d'Ivoire 8.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Kiribati?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Kiribati was 8.9% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1985.
How does Kiribati rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both?
Kiribati ranks 40th out of 161 countries with data for 2015.
Where does this Kiribati 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.