Small states - Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)

Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) in Small states was 11.22 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 14.70 in 1987, while its lowest value was 11.16 in 1975.

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
1975 11.16
1976 11.28
1977 12.09
1978 12.38
1979 12.44
1980 12.91
1981 12.83
1982 13.06
1983 13.27
1984 13.52
1985 13.67
1986 14.19
1987 14.70
1988 14.24
1989 14.28
1990 14.10
1991 14.25
1992 13.84
1993 13.82
1994 13.83
1995 13.74
1996 12.84
1997 12.77
1998 12.36
1999 12.29
2000 12.38
2001 12.42
2002 12.40
2003 12.55
2004 12.35
2005 12.71
2006 12.91
2007 13.21
2008 13.06
2009 12.56
2010 12.38
2011 12.53
2012 11.75
2013 11.47
2014 11.26
2015 11.36
2016 11.65
2017 11.51
2018 11.22

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