Repeaters, primary, total in World
World: Repeaters, primary, total was 3.1% in 2018. βΌ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in World, 1970β2018
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 World is 3.1%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in World peaked at 9.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2018.
That places World 20th out of 40 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.3% | 8.6% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 7.1% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 4.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near World
- 17 Portugal 14.3% compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 14.1% compare
- 19 Rwanda 13.6% compare
- 20 New Caledonia 13.5% compare
- 21 Eswatini 13.4% compare
- 22 Timor-Leste 13.4% compare
- 23 Sao Tome and Principe 12.3% compare
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in World?
- Repeaters, primary, total in World was 3.1% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2018.
- How does World rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- World ranks 20th out of 40 groups with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.