Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 0.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.2%
World rank
134th
of 156 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2009
All-time low
0.2%
in 2017
Years of data
12
1999–2017

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in North Macedonia, 1999–2017

0.20.40.60.81999200820171999: 0.674 %2000: 0.714 %2001: 0.675 %2002: 0.522 %2003: 0.526 %2004: 0.591 %2005: 0.598 %2006: 0.433 %2007: 0.292 %2008: 0.623 %2009: 0.837 %2017: 0.246 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in North Macedonia is 0.2%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in North Macedonia peaked at 0.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2017.

North Macedonia ranks 134th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%) in North Macedonia, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 0.7%
2000 0.7% +5.9%
2001 0.7% -5.5%
2002 0.5% -22.7%
2003 0.5% +0.7%
2004 0.6% +12.4%
2005 0.6% +1.3%
2006 0.4% -27.6%
2007 0.3% -32.5%
2008 0.6% +113.3%
2009 0.8% +34.2%
2017 0.2% -70.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.6% 0.3% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 131 Montenegro 0.3% compare
  2. 132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3% compare
  3. 133 Azerbaijan 0.3% compare
  4. 135 Indonesia 0.2% compare
  5. 136 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
  6. 137 Malta 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in North Macedonia?
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2009.
What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
How does North Macedonia rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
North Macedonia ranks 134th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this North Macedonia 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.