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

Slovakia: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 3.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
3.0%
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
68th
of 181 countries
All-time high
3.2%
in 2016
All-time low
1.8%
in 1994
Years of data
27
1991–2017

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Slovakia, 1991–2017

01231991200420171991: 2 %1992: 1.8 %1993: 1.8 %1994: 1.8 %1995: 1.8 %1996: 1.9 %1997: 2.1 %1998: 2 %1999: 2.1 %2000: 2.1 %2001: 2.2 %2002: 2.1 %2003: 2.2 %2004: 2.3 %2005: 2.4 %2006: 2.4 %2007: 2.6 %2008: 2.9 %2009: 2.9 %2010: 2.7 %2011: 2.7 %2012: 2.7 %2013: 2.9 %2014: 3.1 %2015: 2.9 %2016: 3.2 %2017: 3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 3.0% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Slovakia peaked at 3.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1994.

That places Slovakia 68th out of 181 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%) in Slovakia, 1991 to 2017.
Year % Change
1991 2.0%
1992 1.8% -8.0%
1993 1.8% +0.5%
1994 1.8% -1.7%
1995 1.8% +1.6%
1996 1.9% +2.9%
1997 2.1% +10.3%
1998 2.0% -5.4%
1999 2.1% +4.7%
2000 2.1% +1.1%
2001 2.2% +5.0%
2002 2.1% -3.7%
2003 2.2% +6.6%
2004 2.3% +2.3%
2005 2.4% +4.4%
2006 2.4% +1.2%
2007 2.6% +7.5%
2008 2.9% +9.3%
2009 2.9% +0.2%
2010 2.7% -6.8%
2011 2.7% +1.4%
2012 2.7% -1.4%
2013 2.9% +7.5%
2014 3.1% +7.5%
2015 2.9% -4.5%
2016 3.2% +9.8%
2017 3.0% -8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.9% 1.8% 2.1% 9
2000s 2.4% 2.1% 2.9% 10
2010s 2.9% 2.7% 3.2% 8

Countries ranked near Slovakia

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  2. 66 Laos 3.1% compare
  3. 67 Dominican Republic 3.0% compare
  4. 69 El Salvador 2.9% compare
  5. 70 Kenya 2.7% compare
  6. 71 Senegal 2.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Slovakia?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Slovakia was 3.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1994.
How does Slovakia rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Slovakia ranks 68th out of 181 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovakia 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.