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

Mauritania: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male was 5.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
5.4%
Change on year
down 50.8%
World rank
49th
of 153 countries
All-time high
15.7%
in 2001
All-time low
4.8%
in 1979
Years of data
21
1978–2016

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Mauritania, 1978–2016

57.51012.5151978199720161978: 6.5 %1979: 4.8 %1980: 8.8 %1988: 13.6 %1991: 10.1 %1992: 9.6 %1993: 7.8 %1994: 10.8 %2000: 13.4 %2001: 15.7 %2002: 10.9 %2003: 12.3 %2004: 14.5 %2005: 14 %2006: 8.4 %2008: 10 %2011: 6.6 %2012: 9.7 %2014: 9 %2015: 11 %2016: 5.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 5.4% for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in 2016.

The figure is down 50.8% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Mauritania peaked at 15.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1979.

Mauritania ranks 49th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Mauritania, 1978 to 2016.
Year % Change
1978 6.5%
1979 4.8% -26.0%
1980 8.8% +82.3%
1988 13.6% +54.5%
1991 10.1% -25.4%
1992 9.6% -5.4%
1993 7.8% -18.3%
1994 10.8% +37.9%
2000 13.4% +24.4%
2001 15.7% +16.8%
2002 10.9% -30.9%
2003 12.3% +13.6%
2004 14.5% +18.0%
2005 14.0% -3.8%
2006 8.4% -39.7%
2008 10.0% +18.4%
2011 6.6% -33.7%
2012 9.7% +46.2%
2014 9.0% -6.8%
2015 11.0% +21.7%
2016 5.4% -50.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.7% 4.8% 6.5% 2
1980s 11.2% 8.8% 13.6% 2
1990s 9.6% 7.8% 10.8% 4
2000s 12.4% 8.4% 15.7% 8
2010s 8.3% 5.4% 11.0% 5

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 46 British Virgin Islands 6.2% compare
  2. 47 Thailand 5.9% compare
  3. 48 Lebanon 5.5% compare
  4. 50 Macau, China 5.3% compare
  5. 51 Djibouti 5.0% compare
  6. 52 Syrian Arab Republic 5.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Mauritania?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Mauritania was 5.4% 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 Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2001.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1979.
How does Mauritania rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male?
Mauritania ranks 49th out of 153 countries with data for 2016.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania 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.