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

Mozambique: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 13.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
13.0%
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
28th
of 156 countries
All-time high
27.7%
in 2001
All-time low
13.0%
in 2018
Years of data
17
1998–2018

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Mozambique, 1998–2018

01020301998200820181998: 26.4 %1999: 25.4 %2001: 27.7 %2004: 22.7 %2005: 19 %2006: 17 %2007: 14 %2008: 13.8 %2009: 15.7 %2010: 16 %2011: 15.1 %2012: 16.7 %2013: 14.2 %2014: 14.7 %2015: 26.6 %2016: 14.6 %2018: 13 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Mozambique is 13.0%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Mozambique peaked at 27.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2018.

That places Mozambique 28th out of 156 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%) in Mozambique, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 26.4%
1999 25.4% -3.7%
2001 27.7% +9.1%
2004 22.7% -18.2%
2005 19.0% -16.3%
2006 17.0% -10.7%
2007 14.0% -17.3%
2008 13.8% -1.8%
2009 15.7% +13.7%
2010 16.0% +2.5%
2011 15.1% -5.5%
2012 16.7% +10.2%
2013 14.2% -15.2%
2014 14.7% +3.5%
2015 26.6% +81.4%
2016 14.6% -45.2%
2018 13.0% -11.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.9% 25.4% 26.4% 2
2000s 18.5% 13.8% 27.7% 7
2010s 16.4% 13.0% 26.6% 8

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 25 Argentina 13.7% compare
  2. 26 Malawi 13.7% compare
  3. 27 Aruba 13.1% compare
  4. 29 Madagascar 11.7% compare
  5. 30 Cameroon 11.6% compare
  6. 31 Nicaragua 11.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Mozambique?
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Mozambique was 13.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2001.
What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2018.
How does Mozambique rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Mozambique ranks 28th out of 156 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mozambique 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.