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

Samoa: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male was 1.4% in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
1.4%
Change on year
up 19.1%
World rank
108th
of 181 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2015
All-time low
1.1%
in 1999
Years of data
11
1999–2018

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Samoa, 1999–2018

00.511.51999200820181999: 1.1 %2000: 1.2 %2006: 1.5 %2009: 1.2 %2010: 1.3 %2011: 1.1 %2014: 1.6 %2015: 1.6 %2016: 1.1 %2017: 1.1 %2018: 1.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 1.4% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in 2018.

That represents a change of up 19.1% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Samoa peaked at 1.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1999.

Samoa ranks 108th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1
2000s 1.3% 1.2% 1.5% 3
2010s 1.3% 1.1% 1.6% 7

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 105 Romania 1.6% compare
  2. 106 Andorra, Principality of 1.5% compare
  3. 107 Monaco 1.4% compare
  4. 109 Sierra Leone 1.3% compare
  5. 110 Saudi Arabia 1.3% compare
  6. 111 Switzerland 1.3% compare

See the full ranking of 181 places β†’

More reference data data for Samoa

All data for Samoa β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Samoa?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Samoa was 1.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1999.
How does Samoa rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Samoa ranks 108th out of 181 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa 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.