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

Philippines: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 0.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.7%
Change on year
down 38.6%
World rank
104th
of 156 countries
All-time high
1.9%
in 2005
All-time low
0.7%
in 2017
Years of data
11
1998–2017

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Philippines, 1998–2017

00.511.521998200720171998: 1.2 %2001: 1.5 %2002: 1.3 %2003: 1 %2004: 0.952 %2005: 1.9 %2006: 1.7 %2007: 1.6 %2008: 1.6 %2016: 1.1 %2017: 0.692 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Philippines stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 38.6% on the previous year and down 56.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Philippines peaked at 1.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2017.

That places Philippines 104th out of 156 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%) in Philippines, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 1.2%
2001 1.5% +22.0%
2002 1.3% -14.9%
2003 1.0% -17.3%
2004 1.0% -8.6%
2005 1.9% +100.2%
2006 1.7% -12.9%
2007 1.6% -3.7%
2008 1.6% -1.5%
2016 1.1% -28.5%
2017 0.7% -38.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1
2000s 1.4% 1.0% 1.9% 8
2010s 0.9% 0.7% 1.1% 2

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 101 Solomon Islands 0.7% compare
  2. 102 Paraguay 0.7% compare
  3. 103 Cuba 0.7% compare
  4. 105 Czechia 0.7% compare
  5. 106 United Arab Emirates 0.7% compare
  6. 107 Türkiye 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Philippines?
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Philippines was 0.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2005.
What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
How does Philippines rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Philippines ranks 104th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines 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.