Repeaters, primary, total in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Repeaters, primary, total was 2.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Upper middle income, 1983–2018
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 Upper middle income is 2.4%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Upper middle income peaked at 9.0% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2016.
Upper middle income ranks 22nd of 40 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 9.0% | — |
| 1984 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 8.9% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 9.0% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 8.8% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 8.7% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 8.7% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 8.2% | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 8.0% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 7.4% | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.9% | 8.7% | 9.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 4.8% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 19 Rwanda 13.6% compare
- 20 New Caledonia 13.5% compare
- 21 Eswatini 13.4% compare
- 22 East Timor 13.4% compare
- 23 Sao Tome and Principe 12.3% compare
- 24 Cameroon 12.2% compare
- 25 Guinea 11.6% compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.53 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Upper middle income?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Upper middle income was 2.4% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 1984.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2016.
- How does Upper middle income rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Upper middle income ranks 22nd out of 40 groups with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.