Repeaters, primary, total in IDA blend
IDA blend: Repeaters, primary, total was 2.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in IDA blend, 1996–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 2.3% for repeaters, primary, total in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in IDA blend peaked at 3.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2018.
IDA blend ranks 24th of 40 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3.7% | — |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +28.0% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 21 Eswatini 13.4% compare
- 22 Timor-Leste 13.4% compare
- 23 Sao Tome and Principe 12.3% compare
- 24 Cameroon 12.2% compare
- 25 Guinea 11.6% compare
- 26 Tunisia 11.2% compare
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 11.0% compare
More education data for IDA blend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in IDA blend?
- Repeaters, primary, total in IDA blend was 2.3% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2018.
- How does IDA blend rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- IDA blend ranks 24th out of 40 groups with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.