Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Colombia

Colombia: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male was 1.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
1.9%
Change on year
down 25.1%
World rank
40th
of 68 countries
All-time high
6.3%
in 2001
All-time low
1.9%
in 2017
Years of data
15
2001–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Colombia, 2001–2017

234562001200920172001: 6.3 %2004: 3.2 %2005: 3.2 %2006: 3 %2007: 3.2 %2008: 2.5 %2009: 2.6 %2010: 5.1 %2011: 4.2 %2012: 2.1 %2013: 2.5 %2014: 3 %2015: 2.5 %2016: 2.5 %2017: 1.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 1.9% for repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 25.1% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Colombia peaked at 6.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2017.

Colombia ranks 40th of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Colombia, 2001 to 2017.
Year % Change
2001 6.3%
2004 3.2% -49.6%
2005 3.2% +0.2%
2006 3.0% -5.3%
2007 3.2% +6.5%
2008 2.5% -21.3%
2009 2.6% +3.4%
2010 5.1% +96.2%
2011 4.2% -18.4%
2012 2.1% -49.3%
2013 2.5% +15.6%
2014 3.0% +23.1%
2015 2.5% -17.4%
2016 2.5% +1.9%
2017 1.9% -25.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.4% 2.5% 6.3% 7
2010s 3.0% 1.9% 5.1% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Colombia?
Repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Colombia was 1.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2001.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2017.
How does Colombia rank for repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male?
Colombia ranks 40th out of 68 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
68 places, 981 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

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.