IDA only | 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 only
Records
63
Source
IDA only | Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 16.63165
1971 16.16048
1972 15.21894
1973 15.77363
1974 15.84816
1975 15.5034
1976 15.29261
1977 14.93952
1978 14.69745
1979 14.65367
1980 14.67671
1981 14.56548
1982 14.47221
1983 14.10963
1984 13.67942
1985 13.45414
1986 13.31471
1987 13.24123
1988 12.98661
1989 12.63781
1990 12.46803
1991 12.31966
1992 11.83287
1993 11.70988
1994 12.2448
1995 12.32192
1996 11.93226
1997 11.73459
1998 11.84378
1999 11.71788
2000 11.66968
2001 11.77558
2002 11.751
2003 11.68107
2004 11.81282
2005 10.98315
2006 10.69029
2007 10.66781
2008 10.31463
2009 10.35743
2010 10.11167
2011 9.51525
2012 9.25481
2013 8.95283
2014 8.32611
2015 7.98031
2016 7.8011
2017 7.64133
2018 7.5168
2019
2020
2021
2022

IDA only | 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 only
Records
63
Source