Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Guatemala

Guatemala: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 7.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
7.3%
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
36th
of 181 countries
All-time high
16.2%
in 1992
All-time low
7.3%
in 2018
Years of data
22
1975–2018

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Guatemala, 1975–2018

0510151975199620181975: 14.3 %1976: 16 %1977: 15.7 %1992: 16.2 %1995: 14.9 %1999: 14.6 %2000: 14 %2001: 14.1 %2004: 12 %2005: 11.5 %2006: 11.4 %2007: 11.6 %2008: 10.6 %2009: 11.1 %2010: 10.1 %2011: 10.7 %2012: 9.2 %2013: 8 %2014: 8.5 %2016: 8.2 %2017: 7.9 %2018: 7.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Guatemala is 7.3%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Guatemala peaked at 16.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2018.

That places Guatemala 36th out of 181 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 15.3% 14.3% 16.0% 3
1990s 15.2% 14.6% 16.2% 3
2000s 12.0% 10.6% 14.1% 8
2010s 8.7% 7.3% 10.7% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Guatemala?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Guatemala was 7.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 1992.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2018.
How does Guatemala rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Guatemala ranks 36th out of 181 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,892 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of female repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.