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

Spain: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male was 12.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
12.1%
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
31st
of 153 countries
All-time high
16.8%
in 1988
All-time low
7.5%
in 1987
Years of data
18
1980–2017

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

0510151980199820171980: 9.6 %1981: 10.4 %1982: 10.6 %1983: 10.6 %1984: 10.3 %1985: 10.2 %1986: 12.9 %1987: 7.5 %1988: 16.8 %1989: 9.2 %1992: 10.9 %1993: 10.1 %2008: 15.2 %2009: 14.7 %2014: 12.5 %2015: 12.2 %2016: 11.6 %2017: 12.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Spain recorded 12.1% for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in 2017.

That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Spain peaked at 16.8% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1987.

Spain ranks 31st of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Spain, 1980 to 2017.
Year % Change
1980 9.6%
1981 10.4% +8.3%
1982 10.6% +2.0%
1983 10.6% -0.2%
1984 10.3% -2.2%
1985 10.2% -1.2%
1986 12.9% +26.6%
1987 7.5% -42.0%
1988 16.8% +125.1%
1989 9.2% -45.6%
1992 10.9% +18.5%
1993 10.1% -6.9%
2008 15.2% +50.6%
2009 14.7% -3.0%
2014 12.5% -15.2%
2015 12.2% -2.4%
2016 11.6% -5.2%
2017 12.1% +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 10.8% 7.5% 16.8% 10
1990s 10.5% 10.1% 10.9% 2
2000s 15.0% 14.7% 15.2% 2
2010s 12.1% 11.6% 12.5% 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 28 New Caledonia 13.0% compare
  2. 29 Lesotho 12.2% compare
  3. 30 Suriname 12.1% compare
  4. 32 Mauritius 11.4% compare
  5. 33 Ethiopia 11.2% compare
  6. 34 Guyana 10.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Spain?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Spain was 12.1% 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 1988.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1987.
How does Spain rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male?
Spain ranks 31st out of 153 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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.