Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | 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).
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The World Bank
Origin
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Records
63
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Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
13.41138 1970
12.53116 1971
12.95082 1972
12.81413 1973
12.48483 1974
11.7292 1975
11.95296 1976
12.23328 1977
12.61752 1978
11.53646 1979
12.9088 1980
12.59354 1981
12.63616 1982
12.34934 1983
12.13594 1984
12.00755 1985
12.15865 1986
11.40195 1987
11.42099 1988
11.29554 1989
11.18334 1990
11.1227 1991
10.77045 1992
10.93369 1993
10.95392 1994
11.6725 1995
11.67252 1996
11.23968 1997
11.4815 1998
11.51526 1999
11.58569 2000
10.38921 2001
10.09895 2002
9.46298 2003
9.42624 2004
8.93896 2005
8.07367 2006
7.15415 2007
6.3455 2008
5.81795 2009
5.35804 2010
5.13005 2011
5.08242 2012
4.67086 2013
4.10611 2014
3.96285 2015
3.81393 2016
4.02506 2017
3.95451 2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | 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
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Records
63
Source