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

Mozambique: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male was 16.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
16.3%
Change on year
down 64.7%
World rank
20th
of 153 countries
All-time high
46.1%
in 2015
All-time low
16.3%
in 2018
Years of data
15
1998–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Mozambique, 1998–2018

010203040501998200820181998: 35.8 %1999: 35.6 %2004: 32 %2005: 20.8 %2006: 17.7 %2007: 17.2 %2008: 19.2 %2009: 21.6 %2010: 23.4 %2011: 23.5 %2012: 24 %2013: 19.1 %2014: 20.1 %2015: 46.1 %2018: 16.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Mozambique is 16.3%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.7% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Mozambique peaked at 46.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2018.

That places Mozambique 20th out of 153 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Mozambique, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 35.8%
1999 35.6% -0.6%
2004 32.0% -10.1%
2005 20.8% -35.0%
2006 17.7% -14.8%
2007 17.2% -3.0%
2008 19.2% +11.6%
2009 21.6% +12.6%
2010 23.4% +8.0%
2011 23.5% +0.5%
2012 24.0% +2.0%
2013 19.1% -20.2%
2014 20.1% +5.3%
2015 46.1% +129.0%
2018 16.3% -64.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35.7% 35.6% 35.8% 2
2000s 21.4% 17.2% 32.0% 6
2010s 24.6% 16.3% 46.1% 7

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 17 Congo 16.6% compare
  2. 18 Chad 16.6% compare
  3. 19 Dominica 16.4% compare
  4. 21 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 16.2% compare
  5. 22 Burkina Faso 16.1% compare
  6. 23 Grenada 14.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Mozambique?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Mozambique was 16.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2015.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2018.
How does Mozambique rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male?
Mozambique ranks 20th out of 153 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mozambique 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.