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

Luxembourg: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes was 3.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
3.8%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
66th
of 184 countries
All-time high
6.1%
in 1975
All-time low
0.0%
in 2009
Years of data
19
1974–2017

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Luxembourg, 1974–2017

02461974199520171974: 5.3 %1975: 6.1 %1976: 5.8 %1977: 5.5 %1978: 5.9 %1982: 5.7 %2000: 4.6 %2003: 4.4 %2004: 4.5 %2005: 4.3 %2006: 4 %2007: 3.8 %2009: 0 %2012: 3.2 %2013: 3.6 %2014: 4 %2015: 4 %2016: 3.7 %2017: 3.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Luxembourg stood at 3.8%.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Luxembourg peaked at 6.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.

Luxembourg ranks 66th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%) in Luxembourg, 1974 to 2017.
Year % Change
1974 5.3%
1975 6.1% +14.0%
1976 5.8% -4.8%
1977 5.5% -4.6%
1978 5.9% +7.3%
1982 5.7% -3.6%
2000 4.6% -18.7%
2003 4.4% -5.9%
2004 4.5% +1.8%
2005 4.3% -4.5%
2006 4.0% -5.4%
2007 3.8% -5.2%
2009 0.0% -100.0%
2012 3.2%
2013 3.6% +12.6%
2014 4.0% +11.2%
2015 4.0% -1.4%
2016 3.7% -7.0%
2017 3.8% +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.7% 5.3% 6.1% 5
1980s 5.7% 5.7% 5.7% 1
2000s 3.7% 0.0% 4.6% 7
2010s 3.7% 3.2% 4.0% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Luxembourg?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Luxembourg was 3.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 1975.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
How does Luxembourg rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Luxembourg ranks 66th out of 184 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Luxembourg 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.