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

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

Latest (2017)
0.7%
Change on year
down 12.2%
World rank
124th
of 156 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 1999
All-time low
0.7%
in 2017
Years of data
11
1999–2017

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lithuania, 1999–2017

00.511.51999200820171999: 1.4 %2000: 1.1 %2001: 1.1 %2002: 1.2 %2011: 1 %2012: 1.1 %2013: 0.949 %2014: 1.1 %2015: 1.1 %2016: 0.801 %2017: 0.704 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lithuania is 0.7%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lithuania peaked at 1.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2017.

That places Lithuania 124th out of 156 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%) in Lithuania, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 1.4%
2000 1.1% -19.3%
2001 1.1% +0.9%
2002 1.2% +5.6%
2011 1.0% -13.1%
2012 1.1% +1.7%
2013 0.9% -10.2%
2014 1.1% +13.1%
2015 1.1% +6.6%
2016 0.8% -30.0%
2017 0.7% -12.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1
2000s 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 3
2010s 1.0% 0.7% 1.1% 7

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 121 Sri Lanka 0.9% compare
  2. 122 Serbia 0.9% compare
  3. 123 Samoa 0.8% compare
  4. 125 Croatia 0.6% compare
  5. 126 Montenegro 0.5% compare
  6. 127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lithuania?
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1999.
What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
How does Lithuania rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Lithuania ranks 124th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lithuania 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
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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.