Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 5.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Dominican Republic, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 5.9% for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in 2018.
The figure is up 65.7% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Dominican Republic peaked at 8.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2007.
That places Dominican Republic 42nd out of 156 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.8% | — |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -51.0% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | +338.6% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -34.4% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -21.6% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +89.8% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -34.4% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -32.9% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | +65.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 1.7% | 7.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.6% | 8.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 39 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.7% compare
- 40 Mauritania 6.2% compare
- 41 Macau, China 6.1% compare
- 43 Belgium 5.9% compare
- 44 Egypt 5.4% compare
- 45 Mauritius 5.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Dominican Republic?
- Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Dominican Republic was 5.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2007.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 42nd out of 156 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in lower secondary education in the previous school year t.