Tanzania | 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).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
United Republic of Tanzania
Records
63
Source
Tanzania | Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1.5747 1971
1.31422 1972
1.0906 1973
0.85787 1974
0.4875 1975
0.4096 1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1.22147 1981
1.22205 1982
1.119 1983
1.01306 1984
0.96951 1985
1.18639 1986
4.70721 1987
5.60735 1988
4.5097 1989
4.31347 1990
3.71897 1991
3.44932 1992
3.08261 1993
2.9321 1994
1995
1996
2.14603 1997
2.94612 1998
3.1625 1999
2.62264 2000
2.52383 2001
2.40844 2002
2003
5.30402 2004
5.82542 2005
4.8785 2006
4.22038 2007
2008
2.3555 2009
2.39149 2010
2011
2.62955 2012
3.50361 2013
2014
2015
4.51278 2016
2017
1.87322 2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Tanzania | 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).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
United Republic of Tanzania
Records
63
Source