Repeaters, primary, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Repeaters, primary, female was 4.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 4.0% for repeaters, primary, female in 2018.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 13.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2016.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.4% | — |
| 1971 | 12.5% | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 13.0% | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 12.8% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 12.5% | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 11.7% | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 12.0% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 12.2% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 12.6% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 11.5% | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 12.9% | +11.9% |
| 1981 | 12.6% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 12.6% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 12.3% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 12.1% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 12.0% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 12.2% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 11.4% | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 11.4% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 11.3% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 11.2% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 11.1% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 10.8% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 11.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11.2% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 11.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.4% | 11.5% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 11.3% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 10.8% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 5.8% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 5.4% | 9 |
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More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Repeaters, primary, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2016.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for repeaters, primary, female?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, female rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.