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South Africa - Repeaters

Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment)

Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment) in South Africa was 6.80 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 12.70 in 2001, while its lowest value was 4.54 in 2003.

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/)

Year	Value
1991	10.72
1998	6.89
1999	9.16
2000	7.35
2001	12.70
2002	6.29
2003	4.54
2004	7.51
2015	7.53
2016	6.80

Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)

Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) in South Africa was 10.66 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 13.94 in 1991, while its lowest value was 5.86 in 2003.

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/)

Year	Value
1991	13.94
1998	9.02
1999	11.58
2000	10.16
2001	6.17
2002	8.47
2003	5.86
2004	8.39
2015	10.82
2016	10.66

Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)

Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in South Africa was 8.79 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 12.34 in 1991, while its lowest value was 5.22 in 2003.

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/)

Year	Value
1991	12.34
1998	7.97
1999	10.39
2000	8.79
2001	9.36
2002	7.40
2003	5.22
2004	7.96
2015	9.25
2016	8.79

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency