Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Namibia
Namibia: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 13.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Namibia, 1991–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Namibia stood at 13.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Namibia peaked at 23.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1998.
Namibia ranks 15th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.5% | — |
| 1993 | 22.1% | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 12.6% | -43.2% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 10.6% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +4.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 13.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 2.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 13.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.1%, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -43.2% | 22.1% | 12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 10.6% | 23.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.5% | 14.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.7% | 13.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More reference data data for Namibia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Namibia?
- Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Namibia was 13.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1998.
- How does Namibia rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
- Namibia ranks 15th out of 181 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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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About this data
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.