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

Ireland: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education was 0.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.1%
Change on year
down 59.8%
World rank
133rd
of 153 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1996
All-time low
0.1%
in 2014
Years of data
20
1995–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Ireland, 1995–2017

0.10.20.30.41995200620171995: 0.383 %1996: 0.383 %1997: 0.191 %1998: 0.23 %1999: 0.307 %2000: 0.199 %2001: 0.295 %2002: 0.228 %2003: 0.243 %2004: 0.146 %2005: 0.19 %2006: 0.194 %2007: 0.214 %2008: 0.199 %2009: 0.335 %2010: 0.174 %2014: 0.06 %2015: 0.085 %2016: 0.153 %2017: 0.062 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Ireland stood at 0.1%.

The figure is down 59.8% on the previous year and down 71.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Ireland peaked at 0.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.

That places Ireland 133rd out of 153 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (%) in Ireland, 1995 to 2017.
Year % Change
1995 0.4%
1996 0.4% +0.2%
1997 0.2% -50.1%
1998 0.2% +20.4%
1999 0.3% +33.3%
2000 0.2% -35.0%
2001 0.3% +48.0%
2002 0.2% -22.8%
2003 0.2% +6.5%
2004 0.1% -40.0%
2005 0.2% +30.5%
2006 0.2% +2.1%
2007 0.2% +10.2%
2008 0.2% -6.9%
2009 0.3% +68.4%
2010 0.2% -48.1%
2014 0.1% -65.6%
2015 0.1% +41.6%
2016 0.2% +80.4%
2017 0.1% -59.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 5
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 130 Montenegro 0.1% compare
  2. 131 Tajikistan 0.1% compare
  3. 132 Armenia 0.1% compare
  4. 134 Indonesia 0.1% compare
  5. 135 China 0.0% compare
  6. 136 Belarus 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Ireland?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Ireland was 0.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1996.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
How does Ireland rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education?
Ireland ranks 133rd out of 153 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 71.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland 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.