Repeaters, primary, total in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Repeaters, primary, total was 3.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Low & middle income, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters, primary, total in Low & middle income is 3.3%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Low & middle income peaked at 11.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2018.
Low & middle income ranks 20th of 40 groups on this measure, 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.6% | — |
| 1971 | 11.5% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 11.0% | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 10.7% | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 10.4% | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 10.2% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 10.0% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 10.0% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 9.7% | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 9.7% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 9.4% | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 9.2% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 8.8% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 8.4% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 8.4% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 8.0% | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 8.0% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 7.9% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 7.6% | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 7.4% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.6% | 9.7% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 7.9% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.7% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 5.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 17 Portugal 14.3% compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 14.1% compare
- 19 Rwanda 13.6% compare
- 20 New Caledonia 13.5% compare
- 21 Eswatini 13.4% compare
- 22 East Timor 13.4% compare
- 23 Sao Tome and Principe 12.3% compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4422 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Low & middle income?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Low & middle income was 3.3% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2018.
- How does Low & middle income rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Low & middle income ranks 20th out of 40 groups with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.