Repeaters, primary, total in IDA total
IDA total: Repeaters, primary, total was 6.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in IDA total, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 6.1% for repeaters, primary, total in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in IDA total peaked at 12.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2018.
That places IDA total 11th out of 40 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.7% | — |
| 1971 | 12.5% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 12.4% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 12.4% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 12.2% | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 12.2% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 11.7% | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 11.3% | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 11.2% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 11.3% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 11.0% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 10.9% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 10.6% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 10.3% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 10.2% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 10.3% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 10.2% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 10.1% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 9.8% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 9.7% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 9.3% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 9.5% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 9.6% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 9.5% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 9.3% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 9.3% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.1% | 11.2% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 10.0% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.1% | 8.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3813 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in IDA total?
- Repeaters, primary, total in IDA total was 6.1% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2018.
- How does IDA total rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- IDA total ranks 11th out of 40 groups with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.