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

Ethiopia: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education was 10.9% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
10.9%
World rank
25th
of 153 countries
All-time high
17.3%
in 2010
All-time low
10.9%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2004–2014

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Ethiopia, 2004–2014

0510152004200920142004: 15.3 %2006: 15.5 %2007: 15.6 %2008: 17.1 %2009: 17 %2010: 17.3 %2014: 10.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Ethiopia is 10.9%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Ethiopia peaked at 17.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2014.

Ethiopia ranks 25th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (%) in Ethiopia, 2004 to 2014.
Year % Change
2004 15.3%
2006 15.5% +1.2%
2007 15.6% +0.8%
2008 17.1% +9.6%
2009 17.0% -0.6%
2010 17.3% +1.9%
2014 10.9% -37.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.1% 15.3% 17.1% 5
2010s 14.1% 10.9% 17.3% 2

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 22 Argentina 11.5% compare
  2. 23 Namibia 11.2% compare
  3. 24 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.9% compare
  4. 26 Lesotho 10.6% compare
  5. 27 Tunisia 10.6% compare
  6. 28 Cameroon 9.4% compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

More reference data data for Ethiopia

All data for Ethiopia →

Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Ethiopia?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Ethiopia was 10.9% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2014.
How does Ethiopia rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education?
Ethiopia ranks 25th out of 153 countries with data for 2014.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Ethiopia. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/repetition-rate-in-grade-3-of-lower-secondary-general-education-female-percent/ethiopia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/repetition-rate-in-grade-3-of-lower-secondary-general-education-female-percent/ethiopia/">Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Ethiopia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.