Repeaters, primary, total in Middle income
Middle income: Repeaters, primary, total was 2.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Middle income, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 2.1% for repeaters, primary, total in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Middle income peaked at 11.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2018.
Middle income ranks 25th 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.4% | — |
| 1971 | 11.2% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 10.8% | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 10.4% | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 10.1% | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 9.9% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 9.8% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 9.7% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 9.4% | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 9.1% | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 8.9% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 8.7% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 8.4% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 8.0% | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 8.0% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 7.6% | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 7.5% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 7.3% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 7.1% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 6.8% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 6.5% | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 5.8% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 5.6% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.4% | 9.4% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 7.3% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 4.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 22 East Timor 13.4% compare
- 23 Sao Tome and Principe 12.3% compare
- 24 Cameroon 12.2% compare
- 25 Guinea 11.6% compare
- 26 Tunisia 11.2% compare
- 27 Cote d'Ivoire 11.0% compare
- 28 Angola 10.3% compare
More education data for Middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 25.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4541 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Middle income?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Middle income was 2.1% 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2018.
- How does Middle income rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Middle income ranks 25th out of 40 groups with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.