Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Ireland
Ireland: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 0.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Ireland, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Ireland stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 34.2% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Ireland peaked at 0.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.
Ireland ranks 138th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5% | — |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -17.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +17.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -15.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -32.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +40.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -35.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -33.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +59.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -34.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 135 Indonesia 0.2% compare
- 136 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
- 137 Malta 0.2% compare
- 139 Armenia 0.2% compare
- 140 Tajikistan 0.1% compare
- 141 Saint Lucia 0.1% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Ireland?
- Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Ireland was 0.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Ireland rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Ireland ranks 138th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.