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Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes (number) by country

Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.

Countries reporting
30
Highest
55,022 number
Mozambique
Lowest
0 number
Antigua and Barbuda
Median
234.5 number
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
620

What the numbers show

Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 55,022 number in Mozambique; the lowest is 0 number in Antigua and Barbuda.

The median across all reporting countries is 234.5 number, and the mean is 6,376 number.

Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 652.2%), and the largest decrease in New Caledonia (down 100.0%).

Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mozambique 55,022 number 2019 up 25.9% rising
2 South Africa 43,759 number 2018 down 18.2% falling
3 Uganda 34,469 number 2017 down 21.5% volatile
4 Zambia 26,283 number 2013 down 6.3% volatile
5 Argentina 12,528 number 1997 — rising
6 Lesotho 4,892 number 2016 down 15.9% rising
7 Namibia 4,853 number 2018 down 40.7% rising
8 Cameroon 2,790 number 1991 up 0.9% rising
9 Algeria 1,890 number 1986 down 93.4% falling
10 Eswatini 1,420 number 2018 down 6.5% falling
11 Trinidad and Tobago 1,171 number 2010 down 80.8% volatile
12 Brunei Darussalam 726 number 1984 up 130.5% falling
13 Bhutan 395 number 2017 down 14.9% falling
14 Tanzania, United Republic of 346 number 2019 up 652.2% volatile
15 Denmark 290 number 2018 — rising
16 Ireland 179 number 2018 down 40.1% falling
17 Grenada 106 number 2018 down 54.1% volatile
18 Botswana 65 number 2013 down 7.1% volatile
19 Saint Lucia 63 number 2019 down 46.6% volatile
20 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11 number 2016 up 175.0% volatile
21 Dominica 10 number 2016 up 233.3% volatile
22 Kiribati 5 number 1997 down 78.3% volatile
23 Maldives 2 number 2019 down 99.8% volatile
23 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 number 2018 down 98.6% volatile
25 New Caledonia 0 number 1989 down 100.0% volatile
25 Malta 0 number 2013 — volatile
25 Tunisia 0 number 2017 — volatile
25 British Virgin Islands 0 number 2018 down 100.0% volatile
25 Cyprus 0 number 2014 — volatile
25 Antigua and Barbuda 0 number 2018 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
32 places, 620 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.