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

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

Countries reporting
30
Highest
23,898 number
Mozambique
Lowest
0 number
Antigua and Barbuda
Median
110.5 number
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
592

What the numbers show

Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, female (number) is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 23,898 number in Mozambique; the lowest is 0 number in Antigua and Barbuda.

The median across all reporting countries is 110.5 number, and the mean is 2,655 number.

Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 584.0%), and the largest decrease in New Caledonia (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mozambique 23,898 number 2019 up 22.7% rising
2 Uganda 16,173 number 2017 down 21.9% rising
3 South Africa 14,168 number 2018 down 46.1% falling
4 Zambia 11,923 number 2013 up 8.7% volatile
5 Argentina 4,985 number 1997 — rising
6 Lesotho 2,671 number 2016 down 24.2% rising
7 Namibia 2,090 number 2018 down 47.8% flat
8 Cameroon 1,262 number 1991 up 6.8% rising
9 Eswatini 572 number 2018 down 20.2% falling
10 Trinidad and Tobago 501 number 2010 down 84.7% volatile
11 Algeria 372 number 1986 down 95.7% falling
12 Brunei 363 number 1984 up 134.2% falling
13 Bhutan 173 number 2017 down 4.9% falling
14 Tanzania 171 number 2019 up 584.0% volatile
15 Denmark 123 number 2018 — rising
16 Ireland 98 number 2018 down 25.8% falling
17 Saint Lucia 31 number 2019 down 8.8% volatile
18 Grenada 26 number 2018 down 63.9% volatile
19 Botswana 20 number 2013 down 44.4% volatile
20 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6 number 2016 up 200.0% volatile
21 Kiribati 5 number 1997 down 28.6% volatile
22 Dominica 4 number 2016 — volatile
23 Maldives 1 number 2019 down 99.8% volatile
23 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 number 2018 down 98.7% volatile
25 New Caledonia 0 number 1989 down 100.0% volatile
25 Tunisia 0 number 2017 — volatile
25 Malta 0 number 2013 — 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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
32 places, 592 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of female pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.