Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male was 2.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
2.3%
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
91st
of 181 countries
All-time high
6.1%
in 2004
All-time low
0.6%
in 1975
Years of data
31
1974–2018

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1974–2018

02461974199620181974: 0.657 %1975: 0.556 %1980: 1.3 %1981: 1.2 %1982: 1.2 %1983: 1 %1985: 1.2 %1986: 4.5 %1987: 5.1 %1988: 4.4 %1989: 4.3 %1990: 3.7 %1991: 3.4 %1992: 3.1 %1993: 2.9 %1996: 2.2 %1997: 2.9 %1998: 3.3 %1999: 2.7 %2000: 2.8 %2001: 2.9 %2003: 5.6 %2004: 6.1 %2005: 5 %2006: 4.4 %2008: 2.4 %2009: 2.5 %2012: 3.6 %2015: 5 %2017: 2.2 %2018: 2.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 2.3%.

That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 6.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1975.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 91st of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1974 to 2018.
Year % Change
1974 0.7%
1975 0.6% -15.4%
1980 1.3% +125.8%
1981 1.2% -2.2%
1982 1.2% -5.9%
1983 1.0% -11.9%
1985 1.2% +20.4%
1986 4.5% +268.8%
1987 5.1% +13.8%
1988 4.4% -15.0%
1989 4.3% -2.3%
1990 3.7% -12.6%
1991 3.4% -8.1%
1992 3.1% -10.2%
1993 2.9% -6.2%
1996 2.2% -25.4%
1997 2.9% +33.5%
1998 3.3% +13.0%
1999 2.7% -16.3%
2000 2.8% +2.7%
2001 2.9% +4.4%
2003 5.6% +91.4%
2004 6.1% +8.9%
2005 5.0% -17.2%
2006 4.4% -12.1%
2008 2.4% -46.5%
2009 2.5% +4.9%
2012 3.6% +45.2%
2015 5.0% +39.4%
2017 2.2% -55.8%
2018 2.3% +5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 2
1980s 2.7% 1.0% 5.1% 9
1990s 3.0% 2.2% 3.7% 8
2000s 4.0% 2.4% 6.1% 8
2010s 3.3% 2.2% 5.0% 4

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

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  4. 92 Jamaica 2.1% compare
  5. 93 Colombia 1.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Tanzania, United Republic of was 2.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2004.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1975.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 91st out of 181 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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.