Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | 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).
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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, total (% of total enrollment)
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1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 16.23277
1971 16.20448
1972 16.2337
1973 16.14713
1974 16.07936
1975 15.31984
1976 15.10432
1977 15.09075
1978 14.36181
1979 14.44786
1980 14.44209
1981 14.16767
1982 14.67201
1983 14.65071
1984 14.5352
1985 14.83427
1986 15.08402
1987 15.41949
1988 15.66895
1989 15.56162
1990 15.30229
1991 15.07283
1992 14.35245
1993 14.21885
1994 15.46867
1995 15.33472
1996 14.76943
1997 14.41817
1998 14.53188
1999 14.34586
2000 14.43567
2001 14.58774
2002 14.48804
2003 14.17673
2004 13.83209
2005 12.19926
2006 11.76371
2007 11.44489
2008 10.82561
2009 10.8826
2010 10.45676
2011 10.27435
2012 10.39935
2013 10.18802
2014 9.52153
2015 9.19209
2016 9.11111
2017 9.05354
2018 8.95124
2019
2020
2021
2022
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | 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
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Records
63
Source