Repeaters, primary, female in Low & middle income

Low & middle income: Repeaters, primary, female was 3.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
3.1%
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
19th
of 42 groups
All-time high
10.5%
in 1971
All-time low
3.1%
in 2018
Years of data
48
1971–2018

Repeaters, primary, female in Low & middle income, 1971–2018

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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 Low & middle income stood at 3.1%. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, female in Low & middle income peaked at 10.5% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2018.

Low & middle income ranks 19th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.

Repeaters, primary, female in Low & middle income, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment) in Low & middle income, 1971 to 2018.
Year % of female enrollment Change
1971 10.5%
1972 10.3% -1.6%
1973 10.0% -3.0%
1974 9.6% -3.9%
1975 9.2% -3.8%
1976 9.0% -2.1%
1977 8.9% -1.0%
1978 8.9% -0.5%
1979 8.7% -2.8%
1980 8.7% +0.1%
1981 8.5% -2.2%
1982 8.3% -1.7%
1983 8.2% -1.8%
1984 8.0% -2.8%
1985 7.7% -3.6%
1986 7.6% -0.5%
1987 7.3% -4.3%
1988 7.3% -0.6%
1989 7.2% -1.4%
1990 6.9% -3.2%
1991 6.8% -1.6%
1992 6.4% -5.7%
1993 6.2% -3.0%
1994 6.1% -2.8%
1995 5.9% -2.3%
1996 5.8% -3.0%
1997 5.5% -4.8%
1998 5.4% -0.8%
1999 5.4% -0.4%
2000 5.4% -0.5%
2001 5.3% -2.0%
2002 5.2% -1.0%
2003 5.1% -2.4%
2004 5.0% -1.7%
2005 4.9% -2.3%
2006 4.8% -2.7%
2007 4.8% +0.8%
2008 4.6% -3.9%
2009 4.8% +3.3%
2010 4.8% +0.1%
2011 4.7% -0.5%
2012 4.1% -13.0%
2013 3.9% -6.8%
2014 3.5% -8.2%
2015 3.2% -8.5%
2016 3.1% -3.6%
2017 3.1% -0.2%
2018 3.1% -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.5% 8.7% 10.5% 9
1980s 7.9% 7.2% 8.7% 10
1990s 6.1% 5.4% 6.9% 10
2000s 5.0% 4.6% 5.4% 10
2010s 3.7% 3.1% 4.8% 9

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

  1. 16 Vanuatu 13.6% compare
  2. 17 Suriname 13.6% compare
  3. 18 Namibia 12.8% compare
  4. 19 Rwanda 12.6% compare
  5. 20 Portugal 12.1% compare
  6. 21 Guinea 12.0% compare
  7. 22 New Caledonia 12.0% compare

See the full ranking of 228 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters, primary, female in Low & middle income?
Repeaters, primary, female in Low & middle income was 3.1% 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 Low & middle income?
The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 1971.
What is the lowest repeaters, primary, female recorded in Low & middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2018.
How does Low & middle income rank for repeaters, primary, female?
Low & middle income ranks 19th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
Is repeaters, primary, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Low & middle 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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Indicator
Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment)
Unit
% of female enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 6,171 data points, 1970–2019
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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.