Repeaters, primary, male in Low income

Low income: Repeaters, primary, male was 9.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
9.5%
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
3rd
of 42 groups
All-time high
16.8%
in 1971
All-time low
9.5%
in 2018
Years of data
49
1970–2018

Repeaters, primary, male in Low income, 1970–2018

051015197019942018

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

Analysis

Low income recorded 9.5% for repeaters, primary, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, male in Low income peaked at 16.8% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2018.

Low income ranks 3rd 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, male in Low income, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) in Low income, 1970 to 2018.
Year % of male enrollment Change
1970 16.7%
1971 16.8% +0.5%
1972 16.6% -1.2%
1973 16.4% -1.0%
1974 16.2% -1.7%
1975 15.4% -4.8%
1976 15.5% +0.8%
1977 15.5% -0.1%
1978 15.0% -3.1%
1979 14.5% -3.2%
1980 14.2% -2.2%
1981 13.8% -2.5%
1982 14.5% +5.0%
1983 14.4% -1.0%
1984 14.5% +0.5%
1985 14.7% +1.5%
1986 15.0% +2.0%
1987 15.3% +2.0%
1988 15.5% +1.7%
1989 15.6% +0.2%
1990 15.4% -1.1%
1991 15.5% +0.8%
1992 14.6% -5.9%
1993 14.3% -1.8%
1994 15.9% +10.9%
1995 15.7% -1.2%
1996 15.3% -2.6%
1997 14.9% -3.0%
1998 14.8% -0.4%
1999 14.6% -1.5%
2000 14.9% +2.3%
2001 14.6% -1.8%
2002 14.1% -3.6%
2003 13.9% -1.3%
2004 13.5% -2.9%
2005 12.0% -11.5%
2006 11.5% -3.6%
2007 11.5% -0.7%
2008 11.0% -4.1%
2009 11.2% +2.3%
2010 10.8% -4.1%
2011 10.5% -2.8%
2012 10.8% +2.7%
2013 10.7% -1.0%
2014 10.0% -6.5%
2015 9.7% -3.0%
2016 9.6% -1.0%
2017 9.7% +0.8%
2018 9.5% -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 15.9% 14.5% 16.8% 10
1980s 14.8% 13.8% 15.6% 10
1990s 15.1% 14.3% 15.9% 10
2000s 12.8% 11.0% 14.9% 10
2010s 10.1% 9.5% 10.8% 9

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 1 Gabon 35.1% compare
  2. 2 Madagascar 27.3% compare
  3. 3 Burundi 27.1% compare
  4. 4 Congo 24.8% compare
  5. 5 Brazil 24.0% compare
  6. 6 Central African Republic 22.5% compare

See the full ranking of 228 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters, primary, male in Low income?
Repeaters, primary, male in Low income was 9.5% 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 Low income?
The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 1971.
What is the lowest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2018.
How does Low income rank for repeaters, primary, male?
Low income ranks 3rd out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
Is repeaters, primary, male rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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, 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.