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

Ireland: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 0.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
down 29.2%
World rank
139th
of 156 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1998
All-time low
0.1%
in 2014
Years of data
18
1998–2017

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

0.10.20.30.40.50.61998200720171998: 0.586 %1999: 0.426 %2000: 0.393 %2001: 0.395 %2002: 0.337 %2003: 0.428 %2004: 0.247 %2005: 0.281 %2006: 0.258 %2007: 0.288 %2008: 0.284 %2009: 0.394 %2010: 0.256 %2013: 0.208 %2014: 0.123 %2015: 0.157 %2016: 0.253 %2017: 0.179 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.2% for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.2% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Ireland peaked at 0.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.

Ireland ranks 139th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%) in Ireland, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 0.6%
1999 0.4% -27.3%
2000 0.4% -7.7%
2001 0.4% +0.4%
2002 0.3% -14.7%
2003 0.4% +27.2%
2004 0.2% -42.4%
2005 0.3% +14.0%
2006 0.3% -8.3%
2007 0.3% +11.8%
2008 0.3% -1.6%
2009 0.4% +38.9%
2010 0.3% -35.2%
2013 0.2% -18.4%
2014 0.1% -41.1%
2015 0.2% +27.5%
2016 0.3% +61.4%
2017 0.2% -29.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 6

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 136 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3% compare
  2. 137 Malta 0.2% compare
  3. 138 Armenia 0.2% compare
  4. 140 Tajikistan 0.1% compare
  5. 141 Saint Lucia 0.1% compare
  6. 142 Maldives 0.0% compare

See the full ranking of 156 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Ireland?
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Ireland was 0.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
How does Ireland rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Ireland ranks 139th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,981 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of male repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in lower secondary education in the previous school year t.