Repetition rate in Grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both in Slovakia

Slovakia: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both was 0.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
up 13.0%
World rank
11th
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2017
All-time low
0.2%
in 2013
Years of data
13
2004–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both in Slovakia, 2004–2017

00.20.40.62004201020172004: 0.257 %2005: 0.292 %2006: 0.331 %2007: 0.296 %2008: 0.347 %2009: 0.37 %2010: 0.326 %2011: 0.358 %2012: 0.415 %2013: 0.231 %2014: 0.476 %2015: 0.46 %2017: 0.52 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both in Slovakia is 0.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 75.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both in Slovakia peaked at 0.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.

That places Slovakia 11th out of 23 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) in Slovakia, 2004 to 2017.
Year % Change
2004 0.3%
2005 0.3% +13.7%
2006 0.3% +13.2%
2007 0.3% -10.4%
2008 0.3% +17.2%
2009 0.4% +6.6%
2010 0.3% -11.9%
2011 0.4% +9.8%
2012 0.4% +15.9%
2013 0.2% -44.3%
2014 0.5% +105.8%
2015 0.5% -3.3%
2017 0.5% +13.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 6
2010s 0.4% 0.2% 0.5% 7

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 8 Palestine, State of 1.2% compare
  2. 9 Lithuania 0.9% compare
  3. 10 Russian Federation 0.8% compare
  4. 12 Georgia 0.5%
  5. 13 Armenia 0.4% compare
  6. 14 Mongolia 0.2%

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both in Slovakia?
Repetition rate in grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both in Slovakia was 0.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
How does Slovakia rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both?
Slovakia ranks 11th out of 23 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovakia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 359 data points, 1970–2018
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.