Kuwait | 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
State of Kuwait
Records
63
Source
Kuwait | Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971 11.6502
1972 14.07955
1973 11.7851
1974 11.7733
1975 11.59102
1976 10.66023
1977 8.85152
1978 8.16231
1979 10.38429
1980 6.19549
1981 6.03854
1982 4.88984
1983 4.96805
1984 5.913
1985 5.52807
1986 5.24099
1987 5.34848
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992 2.5275
1993
1994 4.21673
1995 3.98347
1996 3.42057
1997 3.30938
1998
1999 3.37619
2000 3.35196
2001 3.32315
2002 2.85569
2003 2.75809
2004 2.28482
2005 2.19311
2006
2007 1.10827
2008
2009
2010 0.78196
2011 0.86325
2012 0.64026
2013 0.64622
2014
2015
2016 0.83332
2017 0.57167
2018 0.57254
2019
2020
2021
2022

Kuwait | 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
State of Kuwait
Records
63
Source