Repeaters, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Repeaters, primary, female was 4.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 4.0% for repeaters, primary, female in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 13.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2016.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.8% | — |
| 1971 | 13.1% | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 13.7% | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 13.2% | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 12.6% | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 11.7% | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 11.8% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 11.9% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 12.3% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 11.3% | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 12.8% | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 12.6% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 12.7% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 12.4% | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 12.2% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 12.0% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 12.2% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 11.5% | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 11.6% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 11.4% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 11.3% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 11.2% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 10.9% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 11.0% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 11.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.5% | 11.3% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 11.4% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 10.9% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 5.8% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 5.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (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, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Repeaters, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 4.0% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2016.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for repeaters, primary, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.