Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Georgia

Georgia: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes was 0.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2%
Change on year
down 40.8%
World rank
148th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1996
All-time low
0.1%
in 2008
Years of data
22
1994–2018

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Georgia, 1994–2018

0.10.20.30.40.51994200620181994: 0.264 %1995: 0.384 %1996: 0.454 %1999: 0.263 %2000: 0.261 %2001: 0.289 %2002: 0.173 %2003: 0.4 %2004: 0.261 %2005: 0.268 %2006: 0.372 %2007: 0.287 %2008: 0.089 %2009: 0.095 %2011: 0.22 %2012: 0.211 %2013: 0.209 %2014: 0.261 %2015: 0.286 %2016: 0.259 %2017: 0.395 %2018: 0.234 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Georgia stood at 0.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.8% on the previous year and up 162.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Georgia peaked at 0.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.

Georgia ranks 148th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Georgia, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%) in Georgia, 1994 to 2018.
Year % Change
1994 0.3%
1995 0.4% +45.3%
1996 0.5% +18.2%
1999 0.3% -42.0%
2000 0.3% -0.8%
2001 0.3% +10.7%
2002 0.2% -40.3%
2003 0.4% +131.3%
2004 0.3% -34.7%
2005 0.3% +2.4%
2006 0.4% +39.1%
2007 0.3% -23.0%
2008 0.1% -69.0%
2009 0.1% +6.8%
2011 0.2% +131.9%
2012 0.2% -4.2%
2013 0.2% -0.9%
2014 0.3% +24.8%
2015 0.3% +9.4%
2016 0.3% -9.3%
2017 0.4% +52.6%
2018 0.2% -40.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 4
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 8

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 145 Italy 0.3% compare
  2. 146 Brunei Darussalam 0.3% compare
  3. 147 Finland 0.3% compare
  4. 149 United Arab Emirates 0.2% compare
  5. 150 Croatia 0.2% compare
  6. 151 Singapore 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Georgia?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Georgia was 0.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1996.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
How does Georgia rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Georgia ranks 148th out of 184 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is up 162.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Georgia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.