Repeaters, primary, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Repeaters, primary, male was 0.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
42nd
of 42 groups
All-time high
3.0%
in 1992
All-time low
0.6%
in 2015
Years of data
27
1992–2018

Repeaters, primary, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1992–2018

0.511.522.531992200520181992: 3 % of male enrollment1993: 2.7 % of male enrollment1994: 2.5 % of male enrollment1995: 2.2 % of male enrollment1996: 1.9 % of male enrollment1997: 1.8 % of male enrollment1998: 1.8 % of male enrollment1999: 1.7 % of male enrollment2000: 1.5 % of male enrollment2001: 1.4 % of male enrollment2002: 1.3 % of male enrollment2003: 1.1 % of male enrollment2004: 1.1 % of male enrollment2005: 1.1 % of male enrollment2006: 1.1 % of male enrollment2007: 0.954 % of male enrollment2008: 0.943 % of male enrollment2009: 0.79 % of male enrollment2010: 0.738 % of male enrollment2011: 0.895 % of male enrollment2012: 0.814 % of male enrollment2013: 0.73 % of male enrollment2014: 0.648 % of male enrollment2015: 0.596 % of male enrollment2016: 0.683 % of male enrollment2017: 0.729 % of male enrollment2018: 0.726 % of male enrollment

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.

Analysis

In 2018, repeaters, primary, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 0.7%.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 3.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2015.

That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 42nd out of 42 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Repeaters, primary, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1992 to 2018.
Year % of male enrollment Change
1992 3.0%
1993 2.7% -8.8%
1994 2.5% -8.7%
1995 2.2% -11.3%
1996 1.9% -13.8%
1997 1.8% -2.9%
1998 1.8% -2.9%
1999 1.7% -6.7%
2000 1.5% -7.1%
2001 1.4% -8.4%
2002 1.3% -10.1%
2003 1.1% -10.9%
2004 1.1% +2.0%
2005 1.1% -4.5%
2006 1.1% -0.5%
2007 1.0% -12.6%
2008 0.9% -1.2%
2009 0.8% -16.2%
2010 0.7% -6.5%
2011 0.9% +21.2%
2012 0.8% -9.1%
2013 0.7% -10.3%
2014 0.6% -11.2%
2015 0.6% -8.2%
2016 0.7% +14.6%
2017 0.7% +6.8%
2018 0.7% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.2% 1.7% 3.0% 8
2000s 1.1% 0.8% 1.5% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.9% 9

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

  1. 39 Uganda 9.0% compare
  2. 40 Djibouti 8.9% compare
  3. 41 Papua New Guinea 8.9% compare
  4. 42 Bhutan 8.5% compare
  5. 43 Aruba 8.3% compare
  6. 44 Syrian Arab Republic 8.2% compare
  7. 45 Belize 8.1% compare

See the full ranking of 228 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters, primary, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Repeaters, primary, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1992.
What is the lowest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for repeaters, primary, male?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 42nd out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
Is repeaters, primary, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high 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, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
Unit
% of male 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.