Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in East Timor

East Timor: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 1.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1.6%
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
78th
of 156 countries
All-time high
2.7%
in 2009
All-time low
1.2%
in 2013
Years of data
11
2008–2018

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in East Timor, 2008–2018

01232008201320182008: 1.7 %2009: 2.7 %2010: 2.6 %2011: 2.5 %2012: 2.5 %2013: 1.2 %2014: 1.7 %2015: 1.9 %2016: 1.8 %2017: 1.8 %2018: 1.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

East Timor recorded 1.6% for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in 2018.

That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in East Timor peaked at 2.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2013.

East Timor ranks 78th of 156 countries on this measure, 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 East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%) in East Timor, 2008 to 2018.
Year % Change
2008 1.7%
2009 2.7% +64.2%
2010 2.6% -6.6%
2011 2.5% -3.0%
2012 2.5% -1.2%
2013 1.2% -51.6%
2014 1.7% +45.5%
2015 1.9% +11.3%
2016 1.8% -8.5%
2017 1.8% +1.9%
2018 1.6% -8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.2% 1.7% 2.7% 2
2010s 1.9% 1.2% 2.6% 9

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 75 Tanzania 1.7% compare
  2. 76 Qatar 1.7% compare
  3. 77 Ecuador 1.7% compare
  4. 79 Estonia 1.6% compare
  5. 80 Italy 1.6% compare
  6. 81 Ghana 1.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in East Timor?
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in East Timor was 1.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2009.
What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2013.
How does East Timor rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
East Timor ranks 78th out of 156 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Timor 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.