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

Latvia: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes was 0.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.6%
Change on year
down 19.6%
World rank
128th
of 184 countries
All-time high
4.9%
in 2006
All-time low
0.6%
in 2017
Years of data
23
1994–2017

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Latvia, 1994–2017

123451994200520171994: 3.2 %1995: 3.1 %1996: 2.6 %1998: 2 %1999: 1.9 %2000: 1.8 %2001: 1.8 %2002: 1.7 %2003: 2.4 %2004: 2.8 %2005: 2.7 %2006: 4.9 %2007: 3.2 %2008: 2.5 %2009: 2.1 %2010: 2.3 %2011: 1.6 %2012: 1 %2013: 0.761 %2014: 0.747 %2015: 0.795 %2016: 0.703 %2017: 0.565 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Latvia stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 82.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Latvia peaked at 4.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2017.

Latvia ranks 128th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%) in Latvia, 1994 to 2017.
Year % Change
1994 3.2%
1995 3.1% -4.9%
1996 2.6% -14.7%
1998 2.0% -24.3%
1999 1.9% -5.0%
2000 1.8% -2.1%
2001 1.8% -4.5%
2002 1.7% -1.9%
2003 2.4% +40.6%
2004 2.8% +14.8%
2005 2.7% -4.4%
2006 4.9% +84.3%
2007 3.2% -34.9%
2008 2.5% -22.5%
2009 2.1% -14.4%
2010 2.3% +9.5%
2011 1.6% -32.3%
2012 1.0% -35.1%
2013 0.8% -25.3%
2014 0.7% -1.9%
2015 0.8% +6.4%
2016 0.7% -11.6%
2017 0.6% -19.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.5% 1.9% 3.2% 5
2000s 2.6% 1.7% 4.9% 10
2010s 1.1% 0.6% 2.3% 8

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 125 Albania 0.6% compare
  2. 126 France 0.6% compare
  3. 127 Cuba 0.6% compare
  4. 129 India 0.6% compare
  5. 130 Czechia 0.5% compare
  6. 131 Estonia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Latvia?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Latvia was 0.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2006.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
How does Latvia rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Latvia ranks 128th out of 184 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 82.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia 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.