Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | 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).
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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, male (% of male enrollment)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 16.69469
1971 16.70466
1972 16.70783
1973 16.51535
1974 16.48367
1975 15.66952
1976 15.56837
1977 15.48224
1978 14.74581
1979 14.61784
1980 14.51223
1981 14.10666
1982 14.81713
1983 14.82515
1984 14.74764
1985 15.12789
1986 15.35748
1987 15.61349
1988 15.78462
1989 15.70437
1990 15.34628
1991 15.18222
1992 14.51318
1993 14.30353
1994 15.80254
1995 15.68379
1996 15.17584
1997 14.8721
1998 14.91496
1999 14.61805
2000 14.78141
2001 14.86878
2002 14.59863
2003 14.23759
2004 13.80645
2005 12.28188
2006 11.94308
2007 11.61415
2008 11.06517
2009 11.04878
2010 10.48835
2011 10.21191
2012 10.5824
2013 10.45084
2014 9.70535
2015 9.39509
2016 9.35325
2017 9.32934
2018 9.20593
2019
2020
2021
2022

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | 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
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Records
63
Source