Least developed countries: UN classification | 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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Least developed countries: UN classification | Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)
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17.55092 1970
17.5358 1971
17.39234 1972
17.33863 1973
17.36841 1974
16.96538 1975
16.94102 1976
16.47934 1977
16.26822 1978
16.12552 1979
16.02499 1980
15.79023 1981
15.96528 1982
15.4376 1983
14.98261 1984
14.58801 1985
14.45057 1986
14.32886 1987
13.99834 1988
13.6507 1989
13.43183 1990
13.39155 1991
12.73214 1992
12.52157 1993
13.33993 1994
13.35123 1995
13.05465 1996
12.78296 1997
12.8193 1998
12.67775 1999
12.64698 2000
12.5911 2001
12.32835 2002
12.22197 2003
12.2446 2004
11.36234 2005
11.06432 2006
11.05681 2007
10.6664 2008
10.89836 2009
10.51108 2010
9.83759 2011
9.71405 2012
9.43126 2013
8.86622 2014
8.5303 2015
8.4255 2016
8.30283 2017
8.16665 2018
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Least developed countries: UN classification | 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
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Least developed countries: UN classification
Records
63
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