Least developed countries: UN classification | 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).
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Least developed countries: UN classification | Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
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17.15946 1970
17.44605 1971
17.95335 1972
17.46932 1973
17.4827 1974
17.04221 1975
17.1219 1976
16.59076 1977
16.37927 1978
16.13499 1979
15.97806 1980
15.66709 1981
15.95778 1982
15.46963 1983
15.05403 1984
14.71298 1985
14.57138 1986
14.41035 1987
14.09835 1988
13.80095 1989
13.58456 1990
13.59917 1991
12.92713 1992
12.66216 1993
13.6148 1994
13.63004 1995
13.35047 1996
13.08231 1997
13.05907 1998
12.92126 1999
12.9708 2000
12.81074 2001
12.39929 2002
12.28919 2003
12.25788 2004
11.44513 2005
11.18132 2006
11.18107 2007
10.79637 2008
11.06139 2009
10.5074 2010
9.75258 2011
9.75894 2012
9.52652 2013
8.92104 2014
8.58714 2015
8.50329 2016
8.39984 2017
8.2526 2018
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Least developed countries: UN classification | 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).
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The World Bank
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Least developed countries: UN classification
Records
63
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