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

Niger: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male was 22.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
22.1%
Change on year
up 23.2%
World rank
11th
of 153 countries
All-time high
22.6%
in 2001
All-time low
7.1%
in 1973
Years of data
29
1971–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Niger, 1971–2018

5101520251971199420181971: 13.3 %1972: 13.7 %1973: 7.1 %1974: 12 %1975: 19.1 %1976: 14.3 %1977: 12.5 %1988: 18.3 %1989: 19.7 %1990: 19.6 %1991: 20.5 %2000: 17.2 %2001: 22.6 %2002: 11 %2004: 17.3 %2005: 18.7 %2006: 19.9 %2007: 20.3 %2008: 20.5 %2009: 17 %2010: 18.2 %2011: 17.3 %2012: 15.4 %2013: 20.1 %2014: 18 %2015: 17.7 %2016: 17.9 %2017: 18 %2018: 22.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Niger recorded 22.1% for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Niger peaked at 22.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1973.

Niger ranks 11th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Niger, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 13.3%
1972 13.7% +3.6%
1973 7.1% -48.4%
1974 12.0% +69.1%
1975 19.1% +59.8%
1976 14.3% -25.3%
1977 12.5% -12.5%
1988 18.3% +46.4%
1989 19.7% +7.8%
1990 19.6% -0.7%
1991 20.5% +4.4%
2000 17.2% -16.1%
2001 22.6% +31.6%
2002 11.0% -51.3%
2004 17.3% +57.1%
2005 18.7% +8.0%
2006 19.9% +6.6%
2007 20.3% +1.7%
2008 20.5% +1.3%
2009 17.0% -17.2%
2010 18.2% +7.0%
2011 17.3% -4.8%
2012 15.4% -10.9%
2013 20.1% +30.2%
2014 18.0% -10.4%
2015 17.7% -1.6%
2016 17.9% +1.4%
2017 18.0% +0.1%
2018 22.1% +23.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 13.1% 7.1% 19.1% 7
1980s 19.0% 18.3% 19.7% 2
1990s 20.0% 19.6% 20.5% 2
2000s 18.3% 11.0% 22.6% 9
2010s 18.3% 15.4% 22.1% 9

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 8 Benin 26.8% compare
  2. 9 Togo 24.2% compare
  3. 10 Senegal 22.6% compare
  4. 12 Uruguay 21.9% compare
  5. 13 Guinea 21.7% compare
  6. 14 Luxembourg 19.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Niger?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Niger was 22.1% 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 Niger?
The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2001.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1973.
How does Niger rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male?
Niger ranks 11th out of 153 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niger 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.