Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 0.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.8%
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
118th
of 156 countries
All-time high
2.1%
in 1999
All-time low
0.7%
in 2017
Years of data
12
1999–2018

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Viet Nam, 1999–2018

00.511.521999200820181999: 2.1 %2000: 1.9 %2001: 1.5 %2010: 1.7 %2011: 1.4 %2012: 1.1 %2013: 1.1 %2014: 0.866 %2015: 0.761 %2016: 0.769 %2017: 0.737 %2018: 0.787 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Viet Nam stood at 0.8%.

The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Viet Nam peaked at 2.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2017.

That places Viet Nam 118th out of 156 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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 Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%) in Viet Nam, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 2.1%
2000 1.9% -6.0%
2001 1.5% -23.4%
2010 1.7% +17.8%
2011 1.4% -21.7%
2012 1.1% -18.7%
2013 1.1% +0.9%
2014 0.9% -22.6%
2015 0.8% -12.1%
2016 0.8% +1.1%
2017 0.7% -4.2%
2018 0.8% +6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 1
2000s 1.7% 1.5% 1.9% 2
2010s 1.0% 0.7% 1.7% 9

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 115 Solomon Islands 0.9% compare
  2. 116 Czechia 0.8% compare
  3. 117 Serbia 0.8% compare
  4. 119 Sri Lanka 0.8% compare
  5. 120 Monaco 0.8% compare
  6. 121 San Marino 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Viet Nam?
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Viet Nam was 0.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 1999.
What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
How does Viet Nam rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Viet Nam ranks 118th out of 156 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Viet Nam 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.