Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) was 7.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Bhutan, 1976–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 7.3% for repeaters, primary, total in 2018.
That represents a change of up 54.6% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Bhutan peaked at 21.1% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1978.
That places Bhutan 47th out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11.0% | — |
| 1977 | 21.1% | +92.7% |
| 1978 | 3.5% | -83.5% |
| 1979 | 12.9% | +270.4% |
| 1988 | 16.8% | +29.9% |
| 1993 | 18.6% | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 19.0% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | -31.5% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | -22.0% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -25.8% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -21.5% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +54.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +270.4% | 3.5% | 12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.1% | 3.5% | 21.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 12.1% | 19.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 6.4% | 13.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.7% | 7.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.39 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.5 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,995 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,961 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,905 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,735 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 67,821 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91,759 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Bhutan?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Bhutan was 7.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 1977.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Bhutan ranks 47th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.