Repeaters, primary, total in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Repeaters, primary, total was 7.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Pre-demographic dividend, 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 Pre-demographic dividend stood at 7.9%. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 13.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2018.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 40 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.7% | — |
| 1971 | 13.5% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 13.3% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 13.3% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 13.0% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 12.6% | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 12.7% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 12.3% | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 11.2% | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 11.2% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 11.5% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 11.3% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 11.6% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 11.7% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 11.7% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 11.8% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 12.3% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 12.7% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 12.8% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 12.8% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 12.3% | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 12.1% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 11.2% | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 10.8% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 11.7% | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 11.6% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 11.2% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 10.5% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.7% | 11.2% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.0% | 11.3% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 10.7% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.5% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.9% | 9.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3836 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Pre-demographic dividend was 7.9% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2018.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 6th out of 40 groups with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.