Burundi - Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)

Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Burundi was 25.72 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 36.22 in 2011, while its lowest value was 14.13 in 1984.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 21.85
1973 21.99
1974 25.44
1975 24.51
1976 25.60
1977 23.96
1978 25.93
1979 27.16
1980 28.65
1981 30.20
1982 28.82
1983 18.21
1984 14.13
1985 15.48
1986 17.74
1987 17.96
1988 18.46
1989 24.68
1990 22.21
1991 21.76
1992 23.01
1993 23.69
2000 25.23
2001 24.52
2002 26.33
2003 26.49
2004 29.07
2005 30.41
2006 28.84
2007 31.96
2008 33.75
2009 32.31
2010 33.69
2011 36.22
2012 33.07
2013 28.98
2014 24.25
2015 22.60
2016 22.03
2017 23.89
2018 25.72

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.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

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).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency