Repeaters, primary, female in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Repeaters, primary, female was 1.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, female in Upper middle income, 1984–2018
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 Upper middle income stood at 1.9%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, female in Upper middle income peaked at 7.7% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2018.
Upper middle income ranks 23rd of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, female in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 7.7% | — |
| 1985 | 7.7% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 7.7% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 7.5% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 7.5% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 7.5% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 7.0% | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 6.9% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 6.3% | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 6.0% | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.6% | 7.5% | 7.7% | 6 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 4.4% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 20 Portugal 12.1% compare
- 21 Guinea 12.0% compare
- 22 New Caledonia 12.0% compare
- 23 Cameroon 11.9% compare
- 24 Timor-Leste 11.2% compare
- 25 Eswatini 11.0% compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 10.8% compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, female in Upper middle income?
- Repeaters, primary, female in Upper middle income was 1.9% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 1986.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2018.
- How does Upper middle income rank for repeaters, primary, female?
- Upper middle income ranks 23rd out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.