Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Argentina
Argentina: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) was 3.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Argentina, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters, primary, total in Argentina is 3.3%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.5% on the previous year and down 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Argentina peaked at 11.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2015.
Argentina ranks 73rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.4% | — |
| 1971 | 10.4% | -8.8% |
| 1974 | 9.8% | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 8.7% | -11.9% |
| 1976 | 8.1% | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | -31.3% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -23.1% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -25.7% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +47.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +47.5% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.7% | 8.1% | 11.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 5.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 4.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.53 (1991)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.27 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 323,957 (2008)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 91,719 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 791,112 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 773,753 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.56 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Argentina?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Argentina was 3.3% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2015.
- How does Argentina rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Argentina ranks 73rd out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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, total (% of total 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.