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

Mexico: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 0.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.6%
Change on year
up 52.7%
World rank
113th
of 156 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2004
All-time low
0.4%
in 2016
Years of data
16
2002–2017

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Mexico, 2002–2017

00.20.40.62002200920172002: 0.659 %2003: 0.626 %2004: 0.666 %2005: 0.66 %2006: 0.593 %2007: 0.604 %2008: 0.491 %2009: 0.485 %2010: 0.508 %2011: 0.529 %2012: 0.511 %2013: 0.476 %2014: 0.398 %2015: 0.406 %2016: 0.389 %2017: 0.593 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Mexico stood at 0.6%.

That represents a change of up 52.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Mexico peaked at 0.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2016.

Mexico ranks 113th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%) in Mexico, 2002 to 2017.
Year % Change
2002 0.7%
2003 0.6% -4.9%
2004 0.7% +6.4%
2005 0.7% -0.9%
2006 0.6% -10.2%
2007 0.6% +1.9%
2008 0.5% -18.8%
2009 0.5% -1.1%
2010 0.5% +4.7%
2011 0.5% +4.1%
2012 0.5% -3.3%
2013 0.5% -6.9%
2014 0.4% -16.3%
2015 0.4% +1.9%
2016 0.4% -4.2%
2017 0.6% +52.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 8
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 8

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 110 Georgia 0.6% compare
  2. 111 Sri Lanka 0.6% compare
  3. 112 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.6% compare
  4. 114 Mongolia 0.6% compare
  5. 115 Jamaica 0.6% compare
  6. 116 Albania 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Mexico?
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Mexico was 0.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
How does Mexico rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Mexico ranks 113th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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.