Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Belize

Belize: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education was 5.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
5.0%
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
46th
of 153 countries
All-time high
10.0%
in 2007
All-time low
4.4%
in 2015
Years of data
20
1993–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Belize, 1993–2018

02.557.5101993200520181993: 9.2 %1994: 7.6 %1999: 7.2 %2000: 8.2 %2003: 5.6 %2004: 6.4 %2005: 6.8 %2006: 8.7 %2007: 10 %2008: 7.7 %2009: 9.3 %2010: 8.5 %2011: 7.7 %2012: 5.1 %2013: 7.1 %2014: 6.3 %2015: 4.4 %2016: 5.6 %2017: 5.5 %2018: 5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Belize stood at 5.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Belize peaked at 10.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2015.

Belize ranks 46th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (%) in Belize, 1993 to 2018.
Year % Change
1993 9.2%
1994 7.6% -16.5%
1999 7.2% -5.7%
2000 8.2% +13.2%
2003 5.6% -30.9%
2004 6.4% +14.1%
2005 6.8% +5.6%
2006 8.7% +28.2%
2007 10.0% +15.0%
2008 7.7% -23.3%
2009 9.3% +20.8%
2010 8.5% -8.5%
2011 7.7% -9.6%
2012 5.1% -33.0%
2013 7.1% +37.6%
2014 6.3% -10.8%
2015 4.4% -30.3%
2016 5.6% +26.3%
2017 5.5% -1.7%
2018 5.0% -8.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.0% 7.2% 9.2% 3
2000s 7.8% 5.6% 10.0% 8
2010s 6.1% 4.4% 8.5% 9

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 43 Nicaragua 6.0% compare
  2. 44 Eswatini 5.4% compare
  3. 45 Mauritania 5.1% compare
  4. 47 Lebanon 4.8% compare
  5. 48 Nepal 4.3% compare
  6. 49 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Belize?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Belize was 5.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2007.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2015.
How does Belize rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education?
Belize ranks 46th out of 153 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belize 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 2,512 data points, 1970–2019
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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.