Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Germany
Germany: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) was 0.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Germany, 1993–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.4% for repeaters, primary, total in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Germany peaked at 1.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2014.
That places Germany 146th out of 189 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.8% | — |
| 1994 | 1.8% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -56.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Germany 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -56.5% | 1.3% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.48 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.73 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 618,670 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Germany?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Germany was 0.4% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
- How does Germany rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Germany ranks 146th out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.