Repeaters, primary, total in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Repeaters, primary, total was 4.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1988–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 4.2% for repeaters, primary, total in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 30.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2018.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 65th 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 in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 27.2% | — |
| 1990 | 29.6% | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 30.7% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 27.5% | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 26.2% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 24.1% | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 23.4% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 21.6% | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 20.9% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 19.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -23.8% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.2% | 27.2% | 27.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 20.9% | 30.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 15.8% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 4.2% | 14.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 62 Dominican Republic 4.6% compare
- 63 Uruguay 4.2% compare
- 64 France 4.2% compare
- 66 Bangladesh 4.1% compare
- 67 Afghanistan 4.1% compare
- 68 New Zealand 3.8% compare
More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.14 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 4.2% 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2018.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 65th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.