Repeaters, primary, female in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Repeaters, primary, female was 1.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, female in Late-demographic dividend, 1995–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, repeaters, primary, female in Late-demographic dividend stood at 1.3%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, female in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 4.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2018.
That places Late-demographic dividend 29th out of 42 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, female in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.7% | — |
| 1996 | 4.5% | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 10.8% compare
- 27 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.0% compare
- 28 Sao Tome and Principe 9.9% compare
- 29 Papua New Guinea 8.9% compare
- 30 Uganda 8.6% compare
- 31 Djibouti 8.4% compare
- 32 Libya 8.3%
More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 173.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3036 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.18 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, female in Late-demographic dividend?
- Repeaters, primary, female in Late-demographic dividend was 1.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2018.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for repeaters, primary, female?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 29th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, female rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.