Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Philippines
Philippines: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) was 1.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Philippines, 1981–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 1.4% for repeaters, primary, total in 2017.
The figure is up 126.0% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Philippines peaked at 2.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.
That places Philippines 111th out of 189 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.4% | — |
| 1983 | 2.1% | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | -34.9% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | +29.6% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -46.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -54.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +126.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +126.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 108 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.6% compare
- 109 Qatar 1.6% compare
- 110 Sierra Leone 1.5% compare
- 112 Thailand 1.4% compare
- 113 Iran 1.4% compare
- 114 Antigua and Barbuda 1.4% compare
More education data for Philippines
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.36 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 495,843 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 201,568 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 983,812 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.87 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.8345 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Philippines?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Philippines was 1.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
- How does Philippines rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Philippines ranks 111th out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.