Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Chile

Chile: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male was 3.6% in 2017. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2017)
3.6%
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
73rd
of 181 countries
All-time high
14.5%
in 1974
All-time low
3.6%
in 2017
Years of data
17
1970–2017

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Chile, 1970–2017

2.557.51012.5151970199320171970: 10.6 %1971: 9.9 %1972: 13.8 %1973: 14.5 %1974: 14.5 %1975: 14.4 %1976: 13.7 %1982: 9 %1996: 5.1 %2010: 6 %2011: 5.7 %2012: 5.3 %2013: 5 %2014: 4.5 %2015: 4.2 %2016: 3.8 %2017: 3.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Chile is 3.6%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Chile peaked at 14.5% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2017.

Chile ranks 73rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 13.0% 9.9% 14.5% 7
1980s 9.0% 9.0% 9.0% 1
1990s 5.1% 5.1% 5.1% 1
2010s 4.8% 3.6% 6.0% 8

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 70 Bahamas 3.7% compare
  2. 71 Liechtenstein 3.7% compare
  3. 72 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.6% compare
  4. 74 Argentina 3.5% compare
  5. 75 Saint Lucia 3.3% compare
  6. 76 Kenya 3.2% compare

See the full ranking of 181 places β†’

More reference data data for Chile

All data for Chile β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Chile?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Chile was 3.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 1974.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2017.
How does Chile rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Chile ranks 73rd out of 181 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,893 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of male repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.