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

Slovakia: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male was 3.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
3.2%
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
77th
of 181 countries
All-time high
3.5%
in 2016
All-time low
2.2%
in 1996
Years of data
27
1991–2017

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

012341991200420171991: 2.8 %1992: 2.3 %1993: 2.3 %1994: 2.4 %1995: 2.3 %1996: 2.2 %1997: 2.6 %1998: 2.5 %1999: 2.7 %2000: 2.6 %2001: 2.6 %2002: 2.6 %2003: 2.7 %2004: 2.7 %2005: 2.9 %2006: 2.9 %2007: 3.1 %2008: 3.4 %2009: 3.3 %2010: 2.9 %2011: 3.1 %2012: 2.9 %2013: 3.1 %2014: 3.2 %2015: 3.3 %2016: 3.5 %2017: 3.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Slovakia stood at 3.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Slovakia peaked at 3.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1996.

That places Slovakia 77th 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), male in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%) in Slovakia, 1991 to 2017.
Year % Change
1991 2.8%
1992 2.3% -15.8%
1993 2.3% -3.2%
1994 2.4% +4.3%
1995 2.3% -1.7%
1996 2.2% -3.4%
1997 2.6% +15.8%
1998 2.5% -2.6%
1999 2.7% +4.7%
2000 2.6% -3.6%
2001 2.6% +0.5%
2002 2.6% -0.6%
2003 2.7% +3.7%
2004 2.7% +2.3%
2005 2.9% +8.1%
2006 2.9% -2.0%
2007 3.1% +9.4%
2008 3.4% +7.5%
2009 3.3% -3.1%
2010 2.9% -10.9%
2011 3.1% +4.8%
2012 2.9% -4.2%
2013 3.1% +5.4%
2014 3.2% +5.1%
2015 3.3% +2.8%
2016 3.5% +5.7%
2017 3.2% -9.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.5% 2.2% 2.8% 9
2000s 2.9% 2.6% 3.4% 10
2010s 3.2% 2.9% 3.5% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Slovakia?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Slovakia was 3.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1996.
How does Slovakia rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Slovakia ranks 77th out of 181 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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), 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
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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.