Repeaters, primary, total in Other small states
Other small states: Repeaters, primary, total was 11.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Other small states, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, repeaters, primary, total in Other small states stood at 11.3%. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Other small states peaked at 17.6% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2018.
Other small states ranks 1st of 40 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.4% | — |
| 1971 | 13.8% | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 14.2% | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 14.4% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 12.7% | -11.5% |
| 1975 | 13.2% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 13.7% | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 14.8% | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 14.9% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 15.2% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 15.8% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 15.9% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 16.2% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 16.4% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 16.5% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 16.4% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 17.0% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 17.6% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 16.9% | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 16.6% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 16.7% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 16.2% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 15.9% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 14.0% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 13.5% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 13.5% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.0% | 12.7% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.6% | 15.8% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 13.5% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 13.4% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 11.3% | 13.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More education data for Other small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 183,046 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 5.84 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Other small states?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Other small states was 11.3% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 1987.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2018.
- How does Other small states rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Other small states ranks 1st out of 40 groups with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.