Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Macao

Macao: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) was 1.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1.7%
Change on year
down 16.5%
World rank
106th
of 189 countries
All-time high
7.5%
in 2000
All-time low
1.7%
in 2018
Years of data
23
1990–2018

Repeaters, primary, total in Macao, 1990–2018

24681990200420181990: 7.2 % of total enrollment1992: 7 % of total enrollment1993: 6.6 % of total enrollment1999: 6.3 % of total enrollment2000: 7.5 % of total enrollment2001: 7 % of total enrollment2002: 6.6 % of total enrollment2003: 7.1 % of total enrollment2004: 5.9 % of total enrollment2005: 6.1 % of total enrollment2006: 5.7 % of total enrollment2007: 5.8 % of total enrollment2008: 6.2 % of total enrollment2009: 6.4 % of total enrollment2010: 5.7 % of total enrollment2011: 5.5 % of total enrollment2012: 4.4 % of total enrollment2013: 3.7 % of total enrollment2014: 3.2 % of total enrollment2015: 2.4 % of total enrollment2016: 2.3 % of total enrollment2017: 2 % of total enrollment2018: 1.7 % of total enrollment

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 Macao is 1.7%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 16.5% on the previous year and down 72.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Macao peaked at 7.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2018.

Macao ranks 106th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Macao, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Macao, 1990 to 2018.
Year % of total enrollment Change
1990 7.2% —
1992 7.0% -2.5%
1993 6.6% -5.5%
1999 6.3% -5.1%
2000 7.5% +19.9%
2001 7.0% -7.4%
2002 6.6% -5.5%
2003 7.1% +8.0%
2004 5.9% -16.5%
2005 6.1% +2.3%
2006 5.7% -6.8%
2007 5.8% +2.6%
2008 6.2% +6.2%
2009 6.4% +3.1%
2010 5.7% -11.0%
2011 5.5% -3.2%
2012 4.4% -20.3%
2013 3.7% -15.8%
2014 3.2% -14.2%
2015 2.4% -25.3%
2016 2.3% -1.0%
2017 2.0% -12.8%
2018 1.7% -16.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.8% 6.3% 7.2% 4
2000s 6.4% 5.7% 7.5% 10
2010s 3.4% 1.7% 5.7% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters, primary, total in Macao?
Repeaters, primary, total in Macao was 1.7% 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 Macao?
The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2000.
What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Macao?
The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2018.
How does Macao rank for repeaters, primary, total?
Macao ranks 106th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Macao?
Over the last ten years it is down 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Macao 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.