Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male was 29.8% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
29.8%
Change on year
up 22.6%
World rank
6th
of 153 countries
All-time high
29.8%
in 2017
All-time low
19.4%
in 1987
Years of data
22
1980–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Cape Verde, 1980–2017

01020301980199820171980: 28.9 %1981: 23 %1982: 20.3 %1983: 28.1 %1984: 23.8 %1985: 25.1 %1987: 19.4 %2003: 20.4 %2004: 25.4 %2005: 23.6 %2006: 22.3 %2007: 22.6 %2008: 22.9 %2009: 24.9 %2010: 24.5 %2011: 22.3 %2012: 24 %2013: 22.4 %2014: 25.7 %2015: 22.4 %2016: 24.3 %2017: 29.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Cape Verde recorded 29.8% for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in 2017. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 22.6% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Cape Verde peaked at 29.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 1987.

That places Cape Verde 6th out of 153 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Cape Verde, 1980 to 2017.
Year % Change
1980 28.9%
1981 23.0% -20.5%
1982 20.3% -11.5%
1983 28.1% +38.1%
1984 23.8% -15.3%
1985 25.1% +5.6%
1987 19.4% -22.8%
2003 20.4% +5.0%
2004 25.4% +24.9%
2005 23.6% -7.0%
2006 22.3% -5.9%
2007 22.6% +1.6%
2008 22.9% +1.1%
2009 24.9% +9.2%
2010 24.5% -1.6%
2011 22.3% -9.1%
2012 24.0% +7.4%
2013 22.4% -6.3%
2014 25.7% +14.4%
2015 22.4% -12.8%
2016 24.3% +8.4%
2017 29.8% +22.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 24.1% 19.4% 28.9% 7
2000s 23.2% 20.4% 25.4% 7
2010s 24.4% 22.3% 29.8% 8

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  4. 7 Eritrea 28.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Cape Verde?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Cape Verde was 29.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 1987.
How does Cape Verde rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male?
Cape Verde ranks 6th out of 153 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cape Verde 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 2,514 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.