Colombia | 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
Republic of Colombia
Records
63
Source
Colombia | Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 16.61191
1971 16.13698
1972 16.02593
1973 15.3733
1974 15.35765
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982 13.17967
1983 12.70527
1984 12.33472
1985 16.95325
1986 16.95325
1987 12.33472
1988 12.33472
1989 12.33472
1990 11.43768
1991 11.38588
1992 12.33001
1993 7.30797
1994 9.22079
1995 9.30746
1996 7.23095
1997
1998 4.63326
1999 5.20321
2000 5.35442
2001 6.6195
2002 6.62171
2003
2004 4.29729
2005 4.10633
2006 3.8405
2007 3.71155
2008 3.47258
2009 1.97816
2010 1.9439
2011 2.5377
2012 2.46457
2013 1.47777
2014 1.57124
2015 2.32054
2016 1.986
2017 2.22959
2018 1.79565
2019
2020
2021
2022

Colombia | 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
Republic of Colombia
Records
63
Source