Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (%) by country
Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the...
Countries reporting
145
Highest
54.8%
Mali
Lowest
0.0%
Turks and Caicos Islands
Median
1.9%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
2,512
What the numbers show
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (%) is currently reported for 145 countries. The highest value is 54.8% in Mali; the lowest is 0.0% in Turks and Caicos Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.9%, and the mean is 5.9%.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 1,009.8%), and the largest decrease in Turks and Caicos Islands (down 100.0%).
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 54.8% | 2016 | up 155.2% | falling |
| 2 | Guinea-Bissau | 46.0% | 1984 | up 186.3% | rising |
| 3 | Sao Tome and Principe | 38.8% | 2016 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 4 | Benin | 29.0% | 2015 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 5 | Eritrea | 28.1% | 2017 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 6 | Burundi | 24.7% | 2018 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 7 | Iraq | 24.6% | 1999 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 8 | Morocco | 24.3% | 2018 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 9 | Cape Verde | 24.1% | 2017 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 10 | Togo | 23.4% | 2018 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 11 | Senegal | 22.6% | 2014 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 12 | Niger | 22.3% | 2018 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 13 | Guinea | 21.9% | 2012 | up 26.5% | falling |
| 14 | Congo | 20.7% | 2009 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 15 | Chad | 18.1% | 2017 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 16 | Mozambique | 17.4% | 2018 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 17.4% | 2018 | down 32.7% | rising |
| 18 | Uruguay | 16.8% | 2009 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 16.6% | 2016 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 20 | New Caledonia | 15.1% | 1989 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 21 | Central African Republic | 14.1% | 2011 | — | rising |
| 22 | Argentina | 11.5% | 2016 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 23 | Namibia | 11.2% | 2012 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.9% | 2014 | up 234.4% | rising |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 10.9% | 2014 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 26 | Lesotho | 10.6% | 2016 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 27 | Tunisia | 10.6% | 2017 | up 50.2% | falling |
| 28 | Cameroon | 9.4% | 2015 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 29 | Netherlands | 9.3% | 1991 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 30 | Algeria | 9.2% | 2018 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Spain | 9.0% | 2017 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 32 | Bhutan | 8.8% | 2017 | up 57.2% | falling |
| 33 | Kiribati | 8.7% | 2015 | — | rising |
| 34 | Mauritius | 8.5% | 2018 | up 32.3% | flat |
| 35 | Dominica | 7.9% | 2014 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 36 | Haiti | 7.8% | 1990 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 37 | Suriname | 7.7% | 2018 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 38 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.7% | 2008 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 39 | Guyana | 7.6% | 2009 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.4% | 2018 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 41 | Grenada | 6.9% | 2016 | up 239.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Madagascar | 6.7% | 2018 | down 33.1% | flat |
| 43 | Nicaragua | 6.0% | 2007 | up 24.7% | falling |
| 44 | Eswatini | 5.4% | 2016 | up 32.4% | falling |
| 45 | Mauritania | 5.1% | 2016 | down 39.4% | flat |
| 46 | Belize | 5.0% | 2018 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 47 | Lebanon | 4.8% | 2018 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 48 | Nepal | 4.3% | 2016 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.8% | 2013 | up 117.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Macao | 3.6% | 2018 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 3.3% | 2015 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 52 | Egypt | 3.3% | 2018 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Gambia | 3.3% | 2018 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Malawi | 3.2% | 2012 | up 395.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3.2% | 2016 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Afghanistan | 3.1% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Romania | 3.0% | 2017 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 58 | Djibouti | 2.7% | 2019 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 59 | Peru | 2.6% | 2018 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 60 | Panama | 2.6% | 2011 | down 19.8% | flat |
| 61 | Syria | 2.5% | 2012 | down 83.9% | falling |
| 62 | Thailand | 2.5% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 63 | Jordan | 2.5% | 2018 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Estonia | 2.4% | 2017 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 65 | Hong Kong | 2.4% | 2018 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Singapore | 2.3% | 1983 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Guatemala | 2.3% | 2018 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 68 | Hungary | 2.2% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 69 | Oman | 2.0% | 2018 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Slovakia | 2.0% | 2017 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 71 | Austria | 1.9% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Germany | 1.9% | 2017 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 73 | Colombia | 1.9% | 2017 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 74 | Switzerland | 1.8% | 2017 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 75 | Cambodia | 1.8% | 2018 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 1.5% | 2016 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 77 | British Virgin Islands | 1.5% | 2017 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Ecuador | 1.5% | 2017 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Palestine, State of | 1.4% | 2018 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 80 | Italy | 1.4% | 2017 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 81 | Fiji | 1.3% | 2015 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Uganda | 1.3% | 2016 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 83 | Qatar | 1.2% | 2018 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Greece | 1.2% | 2017 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 85 | El Salvador | 1.2% | 2017 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 86 | Israel | 1.2% | 2017 | up 121.8% | rising |
| 87 | Kuwait | 1.1% | 2018 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 1.1% | 2018 | down 85.5% | falling |
| 89 | Latvia | 1.0% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 90 | Solomon Islands | 1.0% | 2017 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Poland | 0.9% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 92 | Pakistan | 0.9% | 2018 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 93 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2017 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 94 | Timor-Leste | 0.9% | 2018 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 95 | Botswana | 0.8% | 2013 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Rwanda | 0.8% | 2018 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Jamaica | 0.8% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Andorra | 0.8% | 2018 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 99 | United Arab Emirates | 0.8% | 2013 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Georgia | 0.8% | 2018 | up 734.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Philippines | 0.8% | 2017 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 102 | Czechia | 0.7% | 2017 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 103 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.7% | 2017 | down 75.5% | falling |
| 104 | Türkiye | 0.7% | 2017 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Cyprus | 0.7% | 2017 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Serbia | 0.6% | 2018 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 107 | Sierra Leone | 0.6% | 2017 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Sri Lanka | 0.6% | 2016 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Albania | 0.5% | 2018 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Mexico | 0.5% | 2017 | up 91.9% | falling |
| 111 | Mongolia | 0.5% | 2017 | up 1,009.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.5% | 2018 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 113 | France | 0.5% | 2017 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Finland | 0.4% | 2017 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 115 | Paraguay | 0.4% | 2011 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 116 | Iran | 0.4% | 2016 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Myanmar | 0.4% | 2016 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Croatia | 0.4% | 2017 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 119 | India | 0.4% | 2016 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Bahrain | 0.3% | 2018 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Azerbaijan | 0.3% | 2017 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 122 | Ghana | 0.3% | 2018 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Lithuania | 0.3% | 2017 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Malta | 0.2% | 2017 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Cuba | 0.2% | 2018 | up 235.5% | volatile |
| 126 | North Macedonia | 0.2% | 2017 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2% | 2009 | up 473.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2017 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% | 2018 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 130 | Montenegro | 0.1% | 2018 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 131 | Tajikistan | 0.1% | 2016 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 133 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2017 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 134 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 135 | China | 0.0% | 2010 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2017 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2018 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2018 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2018 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2017 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 2017 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2008 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.