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

Philippines: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 0.8% in 2017. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
111th
of 181 countries
All-time high
2.1%
in 1988
All-time low
0.8%
in 2017
Years of data
20
1982–2017

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Philippines, 1982–2017

00.511.521982199920171982: 1.6 %1983: 1.7 %1984: 1.4 %1985: 1.8 %1986: 1.8 %1987: 1.8 %1988: 2.1 %1997: 1.4 %1998: 1.4 %2001: 1.6 %2002: 1.5 %2003: 1.5 %2004: 1.6 %2005: 1.9 %2006: 1.6 %2007: 1.6 %2008: 1.8 %2009: 1.5 %2016: 0.853 %2017: 0.806 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.8% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Philippines peaked at 2.1% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2017.

That places Philippines 111th out of 181 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.8% 1.4% 2.1% 7
1990s 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 2
2000s 1.6% 1.5% 1.9% 9
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 108 Sri Lanka 0.9% compare
  2. 109 Mexico 0.8% compare
  3. 110 Thailand 0.8% compare
  4. 112 Samoa 0.8% compare
  5. 113 Jordan 0.7% compare
  6. 114 Greece 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 181 places β†’

More reference data data for Philippines

All data for Philippines β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Philippines?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Philippines was 0.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 1988.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
How does Philippines rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Philippines ranks 111th out of 181 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines 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.