Colombia | Repeaters, primary, male (% of male 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
Republic of Colombia
Records
63
Source
Colombia | Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 17.26001
1971 16.78143
1972 16.68492
1973 16.53349
1974 16.54832
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982 13.92257
1983 13.43107
1984 13.06802
1985 17.15544
1986 17.15591
1987 13.06794
1988 13.06794
1989 13.06794
1990 14.6501
1991 12.05687
1992 16.53263
1993 7.74761
1994 9.59353
1995 9.69414
1996 7.81641
1997
1998 5.03046
1999 5.75149
2000 5.93476
2001 7.31691
2002 7.32182
2003
2004 4.73487
2005 4.59686
2006 4.36857
2007 4.18241
2008 3.96393
2009 2.26489
2010 2.2235
2011 2.95575
2012 2.76456
2013 1.75928
2014 1.8669
2015 2.73241
2016 2.34328
2017 2.6218
2018 1.95474
2019
2020
2021
2022

Colombia | Repeaters, primary, male (% of male 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
Republic of Colombia
Records
63
Source