Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | 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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Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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63
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Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
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1965
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1967
1968
1969
1970 12.63648
1971 12.76359
1972 13.33587
1973 12.41377
1974 12.45498
1975 12.93881
1976 13.14805
1977 13.1066
1978 12.98346
1979 13.3155
1980 13.41783
1981 13.91413
1982 13.31338
1983 13.20551
1984 13.40333
1985 11.83135
1986 11.29618
1987 11.8603
1988 11.17268
1989 11.00348
1990 11.22511
1991 11.03188
1992 11.2076
1993 10.3521
1994 10.29037
1995 10.31394
1996 10.20057
1997 10.07978
1998 10.5561
1999 10.05852
2000 10.3173
2001 9.62275
2002 9.08256
2003 8.51925
2004 7.92101
2005 7.68153
2006 8.28043
2007 8.61458
2008 8.50492
2009 8.69214
2010 8.29242
2011 8.12959
2012 7.83781
2013 7.80011
2014 8.08551
2015 7.6905
2016 7.79876
2017 7.61995
2018 7.52381
2019
2020
2021
2022
Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | 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
Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Records
63
Source