Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Jamaica

Jamaica: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 1.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.0%
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
107th
of 156 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2000
All-time low
0.5%
in 2002
Years of data
11
2000–2018

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Jamaica, 2000–2018

00.250.50.7511.22000200920182000: 1.2 %2001: 0.927 %2002: 0.515 %2003: 0.737 %2009: 0.694 %2010: 0.705 %2013: 0.873 %2014: 0.9 %2016: 1.1 %2017: 1.1 %2018: 0.989 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 1.0% for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in 2018.

The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Jamaica peaked at 1.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.

That places Jamaica 107th 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 11 years of available data.

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%) in Jamaica, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 1.2%
2001 0.9% -24.0%
2002 0.5% -44.4%
2003 0.7% +43.1%
2009 0.7% -5.9%
2010 0.7% +1.6%
2013 0.9% +23.9%
2014 0.9% +3.1%
2016 1.1% +26.8%
2017 1.1% -7.6%
2018 1.0% -6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.5% 1.2% 5
2010s 0.9% 0.7% 1.1% 6

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 104 Luxembourg 1.0% compare
  2. 105 Denmark 1.0% compare
  3. 106 Turkey 1.0% compare
  4. 108 Fiji 1.0% compare
  5. 109 Bahrain 0.9% compare
  6. 110 Liechtenstein 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Jamaica?
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Jamaica was 1.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
How does Jamaica rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Jamaica ranks 107th out of 156 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica 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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Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 2,040 data points, 1970–2019
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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.