Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Repeaters, primary, female (% of female 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).
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The World Bank
Origin
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
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63
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Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 15.52645
1971 15.44132
1972 15.5217
1973 15.59821
1974 15.48425
1975 14.80784
1976 14.43014
1977 14.53108
1978 13.82444
1979 14.21158
1980 14.34602
1981 14.25034
1982 14.48203
1983 14.42376
1984 14.26127
1985 14.45125
1986 14.73015
1987 15.17341
1988 15.52058
1989 15.37962
1990 15.24642
1991 14.93504
1992 14.15092
1993 14.11295
1994 15.0518
1995 14.89062
1996 14.24855
1997 13.8409
1998 14.04605
1999 14.00937
2000 14.01296
2001 14.24625
2002 14.35385
2003 14.10373
2004 13.86292
2005 12.10267
2006 11.55729
2007 11.25121
2008 10.55431
2009 10.6968
2010 10.42172
2011 10.3432
2012 10.19843
2013 9.90078
2014 9.32088
2015 8.97229
2016 8.84991
2017 8.75656
2018 8.67686
2019
2020
2021
2022

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Repeaters, primary, female (% of female 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
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Records
63
Source