Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education was 0.6% in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
0.6%
Change on year
down 84.6%
World rank
107th
of 153 countries
All-time high
21.9%
in 1973
All-time low
0.6%
in 2017
Years of data
7
1971–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Sierra Leone, 1971–2017

051015201971199420171971: 14.6 %1972: 19.5 %1973: 21.9 %1978: 19.1 %2012: 5.6 %2016: 3.8 %2017: 0.58 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Sierra Leone stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 84.6% on the previous year and down 89.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Sierra Leone peaked at 21.9% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2017.

That places Sierra Leone 107th out of 153 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (%) in Sierra Leone, 1971 to 2017.
Year % Change
1971 14.6%
1972 19.5% +33.4%
1973 21.9% +12.2%
1978 19.1% -12.7%
2012 5.6% -70.8%
2016 3.8% -32.4%
2017 0.6% -84.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 18.8% 14.6% 21.9% 4
2010s 3.3% 0.6% 5.6% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Sierra Leone?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Sierra Leone was 0.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 1973.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
How does Sierra Leone rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education?
Sierra Leone ranks 107th out of 153 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 89.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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
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.