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

Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Morocco was 10.13 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 31.04 in 1984, while its lowest value was 7.28 in 2012.

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 29.79
1972 29.85
1973 29.30
1974 29.65
1975 29.38
1976 28.07
1977 28.70
1978 27.86
1979 28.16
1980 28.63
1981 29.45
1982 29.00
1983 29.56
1984 31.04
1985 21.73
1986 19.82
1987 19.43
1988 16.75
1989 15.47
1990 13.72
1991 11.07
1992 12.27
1993 12.42
1994 12.27
1995 11.75
1996 12.00
1997 12.34
1998 12.49
1999 12.40
2000 12.35
2001 12.65
2002 12.60
2003 13.66
2004 13.22
2005 12.73
2006 12.56
2007 11.88
2008 11.89
2009 11.44
2010 10.75
2011 8.29
2012 7.28
2013 9.23
2014 9.55
2015 9.33
2016 9.68
2017 10.45
2018 10.13

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