Caribbean small states | Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)

Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. Development relevance: Data on repeaters are often used to indicate an education system's internal efficiency. Repeaters not only increase the cost of education for the family and the school system, but also use limited school resources. Limitations and exceptions: Country policies on repetition and promotion differ. In some cases the number of repeaters is controlled because of limited capacity. In other cases the number of repeaters is almost 0 because of automatic promotion – suggesting a system that is highly efficient but that may not be endowing students with enough cognitive skills. Statistical concept and methodology: Share of repeaters in primary school is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary school by the total number of students enrolled in primary school, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Caribbean small states
Records
63
Source
Caribbean small states | Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)
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1961
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1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975 6.23489
1976 5.93503
1977 6.1457
1978 6.48472
1979 6.30483
1980 6.17637
1981 5.27477
1982 5.32254
1983 5.4595
1984 5.89407
1985 5.8769
1986 5.49236
1987 5.53007
1988 5.2
1989 5.10855
1990 5.08615
1991 5.18159
1992 5.26916
1993 5.23476
1994 5.66837
1995 5.87659
1996 6.0231
1997 5.92569
1998 5.74193
1999 5.58304
2000 6.21591
2001 5.78591
2002 5.07008
2003 4.80654
2004 4.66412
2005 4.64044
2006 4.05345
2007 4.12776
2008 4.67804
2009 4.86258
2010 4.90694
2011 4.79969
2012 4.75696
2013 4.74172
2014 4.77933
2015 4.93221
2016 4.90536
2017 4.79811
2018 4.68625
2019
2020
2021
2022

Caribbean small states | Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)

Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. Development relevance: Data on repeaters are often used to indicate an education system's internal efficiency. Repeaters not only increase the cost of education for the family and the school system, but also use limited school resources. Limitations and exceptions: Country policies on repetition and promotion differ. In some cases the number of repeaters is controlled because of limited capacity. In other cases the number of repeaters is almost 0 because of automatic promotion – suggesting a system that is highly efficient but that may not be endowing students with enough cognitive skills. Statistical concept and methodology: Share of repeaters in primary school is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary school by the total number of students enrolled in primary school, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Caribbean small states
Records
63
Source