IDA & IBRD total | 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
IDA & IBRD total
Records
63
Source
IDA & IBRD total | Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971 10.31918
1972 10.13258
1973 9.89176
1974 9.54683
1975 9.21219
1976 9.03519
1977 8.98008
1978 8.93472
1979 8.68325
1980 8.67668
1981 8.47696
1982 8.32768
1983 8.17477
1984 7.94319
1985 7.65504
1986 7.60983
1987 7.27791
1988 7.22339
1989 7.12437
1990 6.89948
1991 6.79351
1992 6.40642
1993 6.21412
1994 6.04361
1995 5.90523
1996 5.73089
1997 5.45699
1998 5.41561
1999 5.39518
2000 5.3687
2001 5.25921
2002 5.20685
2003 5.08327
2004 4.99952
2005 4.88791
2006 4.7591
2007 4.79667
2008 4.61297
2009 4.76488
2010 4.77124
2011 4.75054
2012 4.13604
2013 3.85613
2014 3.53754
2015 3.23812
2016 3.12192
2017 3.11478
2018 3.05847
2019
2020
2021
2022

IDA & IBRD total | 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
IDA & IBRD total
Records
63
Source