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

Nepal: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 7.3% in 2016. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2016)
7.3%
Change on year
down 15.3%
World rank
37th
of 181 countries
All-time high
26.4%
in 1999
All-time low
7.3%
in 2016
Years of data
19
1991–2016

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Nepal, 1991–2016

5101520251991200320161991: 26.1 %1999: 26.4 %2000: 23.4 %2001: 23.1 %2002: 22.5 %2003: 22.3 %2004: 23.8 %2005: 23.3 %2006: 20.2 %2007: 16.6 %2008: 15.8 %2009: 14.5 %2010: 12 %2011: 11.4 %2012: 10.5 %2013: 9.7 %2014: 9.7 %2015: 8.6 %2016: 7.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Nepal is 7.3%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 63.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Nepal peaked at 26.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2016.

That places Nepal 37th out of 181 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26.3% 26.1% 26.4% 2
2000s 20.6% 14.5% 23.8% 10
2010s 9.9% 7.3% 12.0% 7

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 34 Togo 7.6% compare
  2. 35 Lesotho, Kingdom of 7.5% compare
  3. 36 Guatemala 7.3% compare
  4. 38 Eritrea, The State of 7.0% compare
  5. 39 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 6.9% compare
  6. 40 Mozambique, Republic of 6.7% compare

See the full ranking of 181 places β†’

More reference data data for Nepal

All data for Nepal β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Nepal?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Nepal was 7.3% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 1999.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2016.
How does Nepal rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Nepal ranks 37th out of 181 countries with data for 2016.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 63.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nepal 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.