Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)

Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 9.21 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 16.71 in 1972, while its lowest value was 9.21 in 2018.

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
1970 16.69
1971 16.70
1972 16.71
1973 16.52
1974 16.48
1975 15.67
1976 15.57
1977 15.48
1978 14.75
1979 14.62
1980 14.51
1981 14.11
1982 14.82
1983 14.83
1984 14.75
1985 15.13
1986 15.36
1987 15.61
1988 15.78
1989 15.70
1990 15.35
1991 15.18
1992 14.51
1993 14.30
1994 15.80
1995 15.68
1996 15.18
1997 14.87
1998 14.91
1999 14.62
2000 14.78
2001 14.87
2002 14.60
2003 14.24
2004 13.81
2005 12.28
2006 11.94
2007 11.61
2008 11.07
2009 11.05
2010 10.49
2011 10.21
2012 10.58
2013 10.45
2014 9.71
2015 9.40
2016 9.35
2017 9.33
2018 9.21

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