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

Poland: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 1.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
1.9%
Change on year
down 28.4%
World rank
89th
of 156 countries
All-time high
3.6%
in 2013
All-time low
1.9%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2013–2017

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Poland, 2013–2017

012342013201520172013: 3.6 %2014: 3.2 %2015: 3 %2016: 2.7 %2017: 1.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Poland recorded 1.9% for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 28.4% on the previous year and down 46.4% over five years.

That places Poland 89th out of 156 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%) in Poland, 2013 to 2017.
Year % Change
2013 3.6%
2014 3.2% -9.7%
2015 3.0% -7.1%
2016 2.7% -10.8%
2017 1.9% -28.4%

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Poland?
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Poland was 1.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2013.
What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2017.
How does Poland rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Poland ranks 89th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this Poland 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.