Repeaters, primary, female in Low income
Low income: Repeaters, primary, female was 9.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, female in Low income, 1970–2018
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 Low income stood at 9.0%. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, female in Low income peaked at 15.9% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2018.
Low income ranks 2nd of 42 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, female in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.7% | — |
| 1971 | 15.9% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 15.8% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 15.8% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 15.4% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 14.6% | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 14.4% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 14.4% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 14.0% | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 13.9% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 13.8% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 13.8% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 13.9% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 13.7% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 13.7% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 13.7% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 14.0% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 14.5% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 15.0% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 14.9% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 14.7% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 14.7% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 13.8% | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 13.8% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 15.0% | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 14.9% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 14.4% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 13.9% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 14.1% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 14.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 14.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.0% | 13.9% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 13.7% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 13.8% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 10.8% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.0% | 10.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 1 Gabon 33.7% compare
- 2 Madagascar 24.8% compare
- 3 Burundi 24.3% compare
- 4 Brazil 24.0% compare
- 5 Central African Republic 22.9% compare
More education data for Low income
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 112.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, female in Low income?
- Repeaters, primary, female in Low income was 9.0% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 1971.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, female recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2018.
- How does Low income rank for repeaters, primary, female?
- Low income ranks 2nd out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, female rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.