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

Luxembourg: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male was 19.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
19.6%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
14th
of 153 countries
All-time high
28.8%
in 1971
All-time low
8.0%
in 1977
Years of data
16
1971–2016

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Luxembourg, 1971–2016

10152025301971199320161971: 28.8 %1972: 15.2 %1973: 18.8 %1975: 10.6 %1976: 16.5 %1977: 8 %1978: 13.3 %1979: 8.7 %1984: 11.1 %1986: 13.6 %2006: 20.3 %2012: 16.3 %2013: 18.7 %2014: 18.3 %2015: 19.7 %2016: 19.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Luxembourg stood at 19.6%.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Luxembourg peaked at 28.8% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1977.

That places Luxembourg 14th out of 153 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Luxembourg, 1971 to 2016.
Year % Change
1971 28.8%
1972 15.2% -47.3%
1973 18.8% +23.5%
1975 10.6% -43.5%
1976 16.5% +55.9%
1977 8.0% -51.8%
1978 13.3% +66.5%
1979 8.7% -34.2%
1984 11.1% +27.2%
1986 13.6% +22.9%
2006 20.3% +49.1%
2012 16.3% -19.9%
2013 18.7% +14.9%
2014 18.3% -2.2%
2015 19.7% +7.9%
2016 19.6% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 15.0% 8.0% 28.8% 8
1980s 12.4% 11.1% 13.6% 2
2000s 20.3% 20.3% 20.3% 1
2010s 18.5% 16.3% 19.7% 5

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 11 Niger 22.1% compare
  2. 12 Uruguay 21.9% compare
  3. 13 Guinea 21.7% compare
  4. 15 Burundi 18.2% compare
  5. 16 Algeria 18.0% compare
  6. 17 Congo 16.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Luxembourg?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Luxembourg was 19.6% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 1971.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1977.
How does Luxembourg rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male?
Luxembourg ranks 14th out of 153 countries with data for 2016.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg 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
Last refreshed

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.