Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%) by country
Number of female repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same...
Countries reporting
150
Highest
73.3%
Eswatini
Lowest
0.0%
Republic of Moldova
Median
1.7%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
1,984
What the numbers show
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%) is currently reported for 150 countries. The highest value is 73.3% in Eswatini; the lowest is 0.0% in Republic of Moldova.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.7%, and the mean is 5.4%.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 96 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 2,180.3%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 99.2%).
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), fem: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eswatini | 73.3% | 2017 | up 742.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Mali | 39.6% | 2016 | up 99.5% | rising |
| 3 | Benin | 26.6% | 2015 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 4 | Burundi | 26.2% | 2018 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 5 | Sao Tome and Principe | 24.6% | 2016 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 6 | Niger | 23.7% | 2018 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 7 | Namibia | 23.2% | 2012 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 22.5% | 2018 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 9 | Togo | 22.0% | 2018 | down 20.9% | flat |
| 10 | Senegal | 21.5% | 2014 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 11 | Chad | 20.2% | 2017 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 12 | Congo | 18.7% | 2011 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 13 | Uruguay | 17.7% | 2009 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 14 | Guinea | 17.5% | 2015 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 15 | Eritrea | 17.2% | 2017 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 16 | Cape Verde | 16.8% | 2017 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 17 | Morocco | 16.0% | 2018 | up 44.8% | falling |
| 18 | Lesotho | 14.9% | 2016 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 19 | Tunisia | 14.3% | 2017 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 20 | Suriname | 13.8% | 2018 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 21 | Malawi | 13.6% | 2011 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 22 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.7% | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 23 | Mozambique | 12.1% | 2018 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 24 | Algeria | 11.8% | 2018 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 25 | Cameroon | 10.9% | 2015 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 26 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.8% | 2017 | up 322.7% | falling |
| 27 | Argentina | 10.6% | 2016 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 28 | Zambia | 10.5% | 2012 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Madagascar | 10.3% | 2018 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 30 | South Africa | 9.8% | 2017 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 31 | Aruba | 9.1% | 2013 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 32 | Bhutan | 8.2% | 2017 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Lebanon | 8.0% | 2018 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 34 | Spain | 8.0% | 2017 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 35 | Nicaragua | 7.7% | 2007 | up 33.8% | flat |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 7.2% | 2014 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 37 | Djibouti | 6.8% | 2019 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 38 | Mauritania | 6.0% | 2018 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 39 | Dominica | 5.1% | 2015 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 40 | Belgium | 4.9% | 2017 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 41 | Mauritius | 4.7% | 2018 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 42 | Egypt | 4.6% | 2018 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 43 | Macau, China | 4.6% | 2018 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 44 | Nepal | 4.2% | 2016 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 45 | Gambia | 4.0% | 2018 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 46 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.9% | 2017 | up 223.5% | rising |
| 47 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3.9% | 2016 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 3.6% | 2018 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 49 | Rwanda | 3.6% | 2018 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 50 | Panama | 3.5% | 2016 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 51 | Belize | 3.5% | 2018 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 52 | Guatemala | 3.3% | 2018 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 53 | Chile | 3.2% | 2017 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 54 | British Virgin Islands | 3.0% | 2017 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 3.0% | 2018 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Romania | 2.9% | 2017 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 57 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.7% | 2012 | down 78.6% | falling |
| 58 | Greece | 2.7% | 2017 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 2.6% | 2015 | down 60.4% | flat |
| 60 | Hong Kong, China | 2.6% | 2018 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 61 | Peru | 2.6% | 2018 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 62 | El Salvador | 2.5% | 2017 | down 21.9% | flat |
| 63 | Sierra Leone | 2.4% | 2018 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Grenada | 2.3% | 2017 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 65 | Austria | 2.2% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Oman | 2.2% | 2018 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 67 | Germany | 2.1% | 2017 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 68 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.1% | 2015 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 69 | Jordan | 2.1% | 2018 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 70 | Colombia | 2.0% | 2017 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 71 | Sudan | 2.0% | 2016 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 1.9% | 2017 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 73 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.8% | 2014 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Slovak Republic | 1.7% | 2017 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 75 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.7% | 2017 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 76 | Qatar | 1.7% | 2018 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Ecuador | 1.7% | 2017 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 78 | Timor-Leste | 1.6% | 2018 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 79 | Estonia | 1.6% | 2017 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 80 | Italy | 1.6% | 2017 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 81 | Ghana | 1.6% | 2018 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 82 | Hungary | 1.6% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 1.5% | 2018 | down 87.0% | falling |
| 84 | Pakistan | 1.4% | 2018 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 85 | Cambodia | 1.4% | 2018 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 86 | Palestine, State of | 1.3% | 2018 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 87 | Uganda | 1.3% | 2016 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 88 | Andorra | 1.3% | 2018 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Kuwait | 1.1% | 2018 | down 76.7% | falling |
| 90 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.1% | 2018 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Switzerland | 1.1% | 2017 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 92 | Poland | 1.0% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 93 | Luxembourg | 0.9% | 2017 | down 90.7% | falling |
| 94 | Bahamas | 0.9% | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2017 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 96 | France | 0.8% | 2017 | down 81.4% | falling |
| 97 | Fiji | 0.8% | 2015 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Cyprus | 0.8% | 2017 | up 94.1% | falling |
| 99 | Latvia | 0.8% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 100 | Israel | 0.7% | 2017 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 101 | Solomon Islands | 0.7% | 2017 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2011 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 103 | Cuba | 0.7% | 2018 | up 515.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Philippines | 0.7% | 2017 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 105 | Czechia | 0.7% | 2017 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 106 | United Arab Emirates | 0.7% | 2013 | down 75.9% | falling |
| 107 | Türkiye | 0.7% | 2017 | down 78.2% | falling |
| 108 | Serbia | 0.7% | 2018 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 109 | Slovenia | 0.6% | 2017 | up 41.2% | falling |
| 110 | Georgia | 0.6% | 2018 | up 808.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | 0.6% | 2016 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 112 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.6% | 2018 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 113 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2017 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 114 | Mongolia | 0.6% | 2017 | up 2,180.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Jamaica | 0.6% | 2018 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 116 | Albania | 0.6% | 2018 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Monaco | 0.5% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.5% | 2016 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Viet Nam | 0.5% | 2018 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 120 | Myanmar | 0.5% | 2016 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 121 | Bahrain | 0.5% | 2018 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Liechtenstein | 0.4% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Samoa | 0.4% | 2018 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Botswana | 0.4% | 2013 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 125 | India | 0.4% | 2016 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Russia | 0.3% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 127 | Lithuania | 0.3% | 2017 | down 34.3% | rising |
| 128 | Finland | 0.3% | 2017 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 129 | Croatia | 0.2% | 2017 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 130 | San Marino | 0.2% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Azerbaijan | 0.2% | 2018 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2% | 2009 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 133 | Montenegro | 0.2% | 2018 | down 26.8% | flat |
| 134 | North Macedonia | 0.2% | 2017 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 135 | Malta | 0.1% | 2017 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2017 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 137 | Tajikistan | 0.1% | 2016 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Saint Lucia | 0.1% | 2018 | up 206.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 140 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 35.1% | rising |
| 141 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% | 2018 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 142 | Maldives | 0.1% | 2018 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 143 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0.0% | 2015 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2017 | up 183.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2018 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2018 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2018 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Korea | 0.0% | 2017 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 2018 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
About this data
Number of female repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in lower secondary education in the previous school year t.