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

France: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 0.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
96th
of 156 countries
All-time high
5.2%
in 2006
All-time low
0.8%
in 2017
Years of data
12
2006–2017

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in France, 2006–2017

123452006201120172006: 5.2 %2007: 4.6 %2008: 4 %2009: 3.5 %2010: 3.2 %2011: 2.8 %2012: 2.5 %2013: 1.9 %2014: 1.9 %2015: 1.5 %2016: 0.895 %2017: 0.848 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in France stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 81.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in France peaked at 5.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2017.

France ranks 96th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 France, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%) in France, 2006 to 2017.
Year % Change
2006 5.2%
2007 4.6% -12.9%
2008 4.0% -12.1%
2009 3.5% -13.1%
2010 3.2% -7.6%
2011 2.8% -13.6%
2012 2.5% -10.2%
2013 1.9% -22.7%
2014 1.9% -1.5%
2015 1.5% -20.9%
2016 0.9% -40.4%
2017 0.8% -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.3% 3.5% 5.2% 4
2010s 1.9% 0.8% 3.2% 8

Countries ranked near France

  1. 93 Luxembourg 0.9% compare
  2. 94 Bahamas 0.9%
  3. 95 Denmark 0.9% compare
  4. 97 Fiji 0.8% compare
  5. 98 Cyprus 0.8% compare
  6. 99 Latvia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in France?
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in France was 0.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2006.
What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
How does France rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
France ranks 96th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 81.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,984 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.