Repeaters, primary, total in Low income

Low income: Repeaters, primary, total was 9.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
9.3%
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
3rd
of 40 groups
All-time high
16.4%
in 1971
All-time low
9.3%
in 2018
Years of data
49
1970–2018

Repeaters, primary, total in Low income, 1970–2018

051015197019942018

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.

Analysis

Low income recorded 9.3% for repeaters, primary, total in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Low income peaked at 16.4% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2018.

That places Low income 3rd out of 40 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.

Repeaters, primary, total in Low income, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Low income, 1970 to 2018.
Year % of total enrollment Change
1970 16.3%
1971 16.4% +0.6%
1972 16.3% -0.9%
1973 16.2% -0.5%
1974 15.9% -2.1%
1975 15.1% -4.9%
1976 15.1% -0.2%
1977 15.1% +0.0%
1978 14.6% -3.1%
1979 14.3% -2.2%
1980 14.0% -1.7%
1981 13.8% -1.7%
1982 14.3% +3.3%
1983 14.1% -1.1%
1984 14.1% +0.1%
1985 14.3% +1.1%
1986 14.6% +2.0%
1987 14.9% +2.5%
1988 15.3% +2.4%
1989 15.3% -0.2%
1990 15.1% -1.1%
1991 15.2% +0.5%
1992 14.3% -6.0%
1993 14.1% -1.1%
1994 15.5% +9.9%
1995 15.4% -1.0%
1996 14.9% -2.7%
1997 14.5% -3.2%
1998 14.5% +0.3%
1999 14.4% -0.9%
2000 14.6% +1.3%
2001 14.5% -0.8%
2002 14.1% -2.1%
2003 14.0% -0.8%
2004 13.7% -2.4%
2005 12.0% -12.2%
2006 11.5% -4.1%
2007 11.4% -0.7%
2008 10.9% -4.8%
2009 11.1% +2.4%
2010 10.8% -2.8%
2011 10.6% -2.0%
2012 10.7% +0.4%
2013 10.5% -1.7%
2014 9.8% -6.3%
2015 9.5% -3.2%
2016 9.4% -1.2%
2017 9.4% +0.2%
2018 9.3% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 15.5% 14.3% 16.4% 10
1980s 14.5% 13.8% 15.3% 10
1990s 14.8% 14.1% 15.5% 10
2000s 12.8% 10.9% 14.6% 10
2010s 10.0% 9.3% 10.8% 9

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 1 Gabon 34.4% compare
  2. 2 Madagascar 26.1% compare
  3. 3 Burundi 25.7% compare
  4. 4 Congo 22.8% compare
  5. 5 Central African Republic 22.6% compare
  6. 6 Mali 19.7% compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters, primary, total in Low income?
Repeaters, primary, total in Low income was 9.3% 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 income?
The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 1971.
What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2018.
How does Low income rank for repeaters, primary, total?
Low income ranks 3rd out of 40 groups with data for 2018.
Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Low 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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Indicator
Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)
Unit
% of total enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,836 data points, 1970–2019
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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.