Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), mal in Namibia

Namibia: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), mal was 24.0% in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
24.0%
Change on year
up 21.5%
World rank
8th
of 156 countries
All-time high
24.0%
in 2012
All-time low
9.4%
in 1999
Years of data
8
1998–2012

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), mal in Namibia, 1998–2012

05101520251998200520121998: 9.9 %1999: 9.4 %2004: 15.6 %2005: 15.6 %2007: 22.8 %2008: 19.1 %2009: 19.8 %2012: 24 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 24.0% for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), mal in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 21.5% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), mal in Namibia peaked at 24.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1999.

That places Namibia 8th out of 156 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%) in Namibia, 1998 to 2012.
Year % Change
1998 9.9%
1999 9.4% -4.9%
2004 15.6% +66.3%
2005 15.6% +0.3%
2007 22.8% +45.7%
2008 19.1% -16.2%
2009 19.8% +3.4%
2012 24.0% +21.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.6% 9.4% 9.9% 2
2000s 18.6% 15.6% 22.8% 5
2010s 24.0% 24.0% 24.0% 1

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 5 Cape Verde 25.4% compare
  2. 6 Benin 24.8% compare
  3. 7 Burundi 24.6% compare
  4. 9 Algeria 23.6% compare
  5. 10 Uruguay 23.3% compare
  6. 11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), mal in Namibia?
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), mal in Namibia was 24.0% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), mal recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), mal recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1999.
How does Namibia rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), mal?
Namibia ranks 8th out of 156 countries with data for 2012.
Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), mal rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia 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.