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

Myanmar: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 0.7% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.7%
World rank
122nd
of 156 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2006
All-time low
0.7%
in 2005
Years of data
9
1999–2016

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Myanmar, 1999–2016

00.511.51999200720161999: 0.804 %2000: 0.937 %2001: 0.879 %2002: 0.852 %2003: 0.686 %2004: 0.851 %2005: 0.66 %2006: 1.6 %2016: 0.726 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Myanmar stood at 0.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Myanmar peaked at 1.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2005.

Myanmar ranks 122nd of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%) in Myanmar, 1999 to 2016.
Year % Change
1999 0.8%
2000 0.9% +16.5%
2001 0.9% -6.2%
2002 0.9% -3.1%
2003 0.7% -19.4%
2004 0.9% +24.1%
2005 0.7% -22.5%
2006 1.6% +142.3%
2016 0.7% -54.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.7% 1.6% 7
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 119 Sri Lanka 0.8% compare
  2. 120 Monaco 0.8% compare
  3. 121 San Marino 0.7% compare
  4. 123 Samoa 0.6% compare
  5. 124 Lithuania 0.5% compare
  6. 125 Mongolia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Myanmar?
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Myanmar was 0.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2006.
What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
How does Myanmar rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Myanmar ranks 122nd out of 156 countries with data for 2016.
Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Myanmar 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
Last refreshed

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.