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

Romania: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 1.1% in 2017. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2017)
1.1%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
105th
of 181 countries
All-time high
3.3%
in 1992
All-time low
0.9%
in 2015
Years of data
20
1989–2017

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Romania, 1989–2017

11.522.533.51989200320171989: 1.3 %1992: 3.3 %1995: 2.3 %1998: 2.5 %1999: 2.4 %2000: 2.3 %2001: 2.3 %2002: 2.1 %2003: 2 %2004: 1.8 %2005: 1.7 %2006: 0.98 %2007: 1.3 %2008: 1.4 %2009: 1.5 %2010: 1.3 %2011: 1.2 %2015: 0.949 %2016: 1 %2017: 1.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Romania recorded 1.1% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Romania peaked at 3.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2015.

Romania ranks 105th of 181 countries on this measure, 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 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1
1990s 2.6% 2.3% 3.3% 4
2000s 1.7% 1.0% 2.3% 10
2010s 1.1% 0.9% 1.3% 5

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 102 Jamaica 1.1% compare
  2. 103 Egypt 1.1% compare
  3. 104 Switzerland 1.1% compare
  4. 106 Indonesia 1.0% compare
  5. 107 Qatar 1.0% compare
  6. 108 Sri Lanka 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 181 places β†’

More reference data data for Romania

All data for Romania β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Romania?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Romania was 1.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1992.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
How does Romania rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Romania ranks 105th out of 181 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania 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.