Other small states - Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)

Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Other small states was 11.29 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 17.64 in 1987, while its lowest value was 11.29 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 13.38
1971 13.76
1972 14.20
1973 14.40
1974 12.75
1975 13.17
1976 13.73
1977 14.83
1978 14.88
1979 15.16
1980 15.78
1981 15.91
1982 16.22
1983 16.41
1984 16.47
1985 16.42
1986 17.04
1987 17.64
1988 16.92
1989 16.92
1990 16.59
1991 16.75
1992 16.44
1993 16.19
1994 15.91
1995 15.42
1996 14.32
1997 13.99
1998 13.55
1999 13.51
2000 13.40
2001 13.67
2002 13.74
2003 13.82
2004 13.51
2005 13.86
2006 14.18
2007 14.21
2008 14.08
2009 13.65
2010 13.18
2011 13.07
2012 12.32
2013 12.06
2014 11.60
2015 11.57
2016 11.76
2017 11.74
2018 11.29

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