Are Disadvantaged Students more Likely to Repeat Grades?
One in eight students across OECD countries has repeated a grade at least once before the age of 15. Many countries reduced the rate of grade repetition between 2003 and 2012. One in five disadvantaged 15-year-olds has repeated a grade. Even among students with similar academic performance, the like...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Paris
OECD Publishing
2014
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| Series: | PISA in Focus
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| Collection: | OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | One in eight students across OECD countries has repeated a grade at least once before the age of 15. Many countries reduced the rate of grade repetition between 2003 and 2012. One in five disadvantaged 15-year-olds has repeated a grade. Even among students with similar academic performance, the likelihood of repeating a grade is one-and-a-half times greater for disadvantaged students than for advantaged students |
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| Physical Description: | 4 p. 21 x 29.7cm |