<p>The rate is a measurement, not a rule. If the 27 students had passed, they'd all become genin. The 66% rate is just the statistics considering the rate of graduation up to that point.</p>

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<p>Kakashi told the group that there is 66 per cent failure rate, that means only 9 of the 27 academy graduates can pass. And it's in the hand of jonin who is instructing a group of 3, whether he/she want to pass his group or not. So what if all jonin want to pass their group, then how the failure rate would be maintained in that case?</p>
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2022-03-31T00:09:26.747Z
Is that an absolute limit, or an observation?  Does it actually mean that only nine can pass, or that (on average) of a class of 27, nine will pass?
Mary
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2022-03-31T19:30:03.157Z
The latter one, of a class of 27, nine will pass.
somanshu
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2022-03-31T20:30:59.673Z
Which episode/chapter is the from? I don't read the manga, but I don't recall this scene every showing in the anime
Wondercricket
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2022-03-31T22:20:17.393Z
Naruto season 1 episode 4 at 7:04
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How a Jonin ensured that they can pass their genins as there should be only 9 graduates?
# How a Jonin ensured that they can pass their genins as there should be only 9 graduates?
Posted by: username_0 on 2022-03-29
Kakashi told the group that there is 66 per cent failure rate, that means only 9 of the 27 academy graduates can pass. And it's in the hand of jonin who is instructing a group of 3, whether he/she want to pass his group or not. So what if all jonin want to pass their group, then how the failure rate would be maintained in that case?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Is that an absolute limit, or an observation?  Does it actually mean that only nine can pass, or that (on average) of a class of 27, nine will pass?  
> **username_0**: The latter one, of a class of 27, nine will pass.  
> **username_2**: Which episode/chapter is the from? I don't read the manga, but I don't recall this scene every showing in the anime  
> **username_0**: Naruto season 1 episode 4 at 7:04  
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_3 on 2022-06-28. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
The rate is a measurement, not a rule. If the 27 students had passed, they'd all become genin. The 66% rate is just the statistics considering the rate of graduation up to that point.
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