Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education in Suriname

Suriname: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education was 20.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
20.9%
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
10th
of 68 countries
All-time high
27.9%
in 2007
All-time low
11.5%
in 1976
Years of data
13
1976–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education in Suriname, 1976–2018

01020301976199720181976: 11.5 %1977: 19.1 %2007: 27.9 %2008: 25.5 %2010: 18.9 %2011: 20.2 %2012: 18.5 %2013: 24 %2014: 21.2 %2015: 18.3 %2016: 25.3 %2017: 22.4 %2018: 20.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education in Suriname stood at 20.9%.

The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education in Suriname peaked at 27.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1976.

That places Suriname 10th out of 68 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, female (%) in Suriname, 1976 to 2018.
Year % Change
1976 11.5%
1977 19.1% +65.7%
2007 27.9% +46.2%
2008 25.5% -8.5%
2010 18.9% -26.1%
2011 20.2% +7.1%
2012 18.5% -8.6%
2013 24.0% +30.2%
2014 21.2% -11.9%
2015 18.3% -13.5%
2016 25.3% +38.0%
2017 22.4% -11.3%
2018 20.9% -7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 15.3% 11.5% 19.1% 2
2000s 26.7% 25.5% 27.9% 2
2010s 21.1% 18.3% 25.3% 9

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 7 Burkina Faso 30.3% compare
  2. 8 Côte d'Ivoire 28.4% compare
  3. 9 Senegal 26.9% compare
  4. 11 Chad 20.6% compare
  5. 12 Madagascar 19.4% compare
  6. 13 Cameroon 18.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education in Suriname?
Repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education in Suriname was 20.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1976.
How does Suriname rank for repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education?
Suriname ranks 10th out of 68 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
68 places, 984 data points, 1971–2019
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Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.