Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 0.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.6%
Change on year
up 16.5%
World rank
112th
of 156 countries
All-time high
1.9%
in 2004
All-time low
0.5%
in 2014
Years of data
20
1999–2018

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1999–2018

0.511.521999200820181999: 1.6 %2000: 1.5 %2001: 1.5 %2002: 1.4 %2003: 1.7 %2004: 1.9 %2005: 1.8 %2006: 1.3 %2007: 0.989 %2008: 0.993 %2009: 1.1 %2010: 0.856 %2011: 0.787 %2012: 0.717 %2013: 0.668 %2014: 0.483 %2015: 0.534 %2016: 0.526 %2017: 0.512 %2018: 0.597 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 0.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 1.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 112th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 1.6%
2000 1.5% -6.1%
2001 1.5% +4.4%
2002 1.4% -10.7%
2003 1.7% +27.2%
2004 1.9% +10.8%
2005 1.8% -7.2%
2006 1.3% -25.6%
2007 1.0% -25.7%
2008 1.0% +0.3%
2009 1.1% +8.2%
2010 0.9% -20.3%
2011 0.8% -8.0%
2012 0.7% -8.9%
2013 0.7% -6.8%
2014 0.5% -27.8%
2015 0.5% +10.6%
2016 0.5% -1.4%
2017 0.5% -2.7%
2018 0.6% +16.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1
2000s 1.4% 1.0% 1.9% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.9% 9

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  3. 111 Sri Lanka 0.6% compare
  4. 113 Mexico 0.6% compare
  5. 114 Mongolia 0.6% compare
  6. 115 Jamaica 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2004.
What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 112th out of 156 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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
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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.