Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education was 0.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.9%
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
94th
of 153 countries
All-time high
3.2%
in 2012
All-time low
0.9%
in 2017
Years of data
9
2008–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Timor-Leste, 2008–2018

11.522.532008201320182008: 1.8 %2009: 1.6 %2010: 2.5 %2011: 2.5 %2012: 3.2 %2015: 0.995 %2016: 1.1 %2017: 0.865 %2018: 0.922 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Timor-Leste recorded 0.9% for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in 2018.

That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Timor-Leste peaked at 3.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2017.

That places Timor-Leste 94th out of 153 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (%) in Timor-Leste, 2008 to 2018.
Year % Change
2008 1.8%
2009 1.6% -11.8%
2010 2.5% +58.1%
2011 2.5% +0.9%
2012 3.2% +26.7%
2015 1.0% -69.2%
2016 1.1% +7.3%
2017 0.9% -18.9%
2018 0.9% +6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.7% 1.6% 1.8% 2
2010s 1.7% 0.9% 3.2% 7

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 91 Poland 0.9% compare
  2. 92 Pakistan 0.9% compare
  3. 93 Denmark 0.9% compare
  4. 95 Botswana 0.8% compare
  5. 96 Rwanda 0.8% compare
  6. 97 Jamaica 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Timor-Leste?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Timor-Leste was 0.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2012.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2017.
How does Timor-Leste rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education?
Timor-Leste ranks 94th out of 153 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Timor-Leste 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.