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

Palestine, State of: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both was 1.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1.6%
Change on year
down 31.1%
World rank
88th
of 161 countries
All-time high
3.5%
in 1999
All-time low
1.6%
in 2018
Years of data
17
1999–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Palestine, State of, 1999–2018

01231999200820181999: 3.5 %2000: 3.2 %2001: 3.2 %2002: 2.6 %2003: 3.1 %2006: 2.7 %2007: 2.7 %2008: 2.5 %2009: 2.6 %2010: 2.7 %2011: 2.8 %2012: 2 %2013: 2 %2014: 1.9 %2015: 2 %2016: 2.4 %2018: 1.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 1.6% for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 31.1% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Palestine, State of peaked at 3.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2018.

That places Palestine, State of 88th out of 161 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) in Palestine, State of, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 3.5%
2000 3.2% -7.2%
2001 3.2% -1.6%
2002 2.6% -19.4%
2003 3.1% +22.8%
2006 2.7% -15.0%
2007 2.7% +0.8%
2008 2.5% -5.4%
2009 2.6% +2.5%
2010 2.7% +4.3%
2011 2.8% +1.3%
2012 2.0% -25.7%
2013 2.0% -4.2%
2014 1.9% -3.3%
2015 2.0% +6.2%
2016 2.4% +18.2%
2018 1.6% -31.1%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 1.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.2%, 31% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 1.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.2%, 51% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 1
2000s 2.8% 2.5% 3.2% 8
2010s 2.2% 1.6% 2.8% 8

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  5. 90 Latvia 1.5% compare
  6. 91 Kuwait 1.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Palestine, State of?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Palestine, State of was 1.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 1999.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2018.
How does Palestine, State of rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both?
Palestine, State of ranks 88th out of 161 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine, State of 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.