Repeaters, primary, female in Middle income
Middle income: Repeaters, primary, female was 1.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, female in Middle income, 1972–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 1.8% for repeaters, primary, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, female in Middle income peaked at 10.1% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2018.
That places Middle income 26th 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 46 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, female in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 10.1% | — |
| 1974 | 9.3% | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 9.0% | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 8.8% | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 8.7% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 8.6% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 8.4% | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 8.4% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 8.2% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 8.0% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 7.8% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 7.6% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 7.3% | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 7.2% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 6.8% | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 6.8% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 6.7% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 6.4% | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 6.3% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 5.9% | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 5.7% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 10.1% | 7 |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 6.7% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.6% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 3.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 23 Cameroon 11.9% compare
- 24 Timor-Leste 11.2% compare
- 25 Eswatini 11.0% compare
- 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
More education data for Middle income
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0986 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, female in Middle income?
- Repeaters, primary, female in Middle income was 1.8% 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 1972.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, female recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2018.
- How does Middle income rank for repeaters, primary, female?
- Middle income ranks 26th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, female rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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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.