IDA total | 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
IDA total
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63
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IDA total | Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)
1960
1961
1962
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1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 12.65194
1971 12.51331
1972 12.42566
1973 12.43033
1974 12.37967
1975 12.18452
1976 12.23755
1977 11.72154
1978 11.27477
1979 11.19031
1980 11.3049
1981 11.03473
1982 10.85061
1983 10.60854
1984 10.31477
1985 10.20909
1986 10.27703
1987 10.21148
1988 10.14632
1989 9.9677
1990 9.78235
1991 9.73723
1992 9.28482
1993 9.09242
1994 9.52497
1995 9.63992
1996 9.4679
1997 9.32165
1998 9.26821
1999 9.03583
2000 9.0425
2001 9.15781
2002 9.1416
2003 9.07535
2004 9.1187
2005 8.62788
2006 8.42169
2007 8.72722
2008 8.49441
2009 8.47484
2010 8.15557
2011 7.67855
2012 7.58106
2013 7.31868
2014 6.85564
2015 6.51467
2016 6.41018
2017 6.29724
2018 6.14438
2019
2020
2021
2022

IDA total | 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
IDA total
Records
63
Source