Repeaters, primary, total in Yemen
Yemen: Repeaters, primary, total was 5.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 5.9% for repeaters, primary, total in 2016.
That represents a change of down 30.2% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Yemen peaked at 10.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2004.
That places Yemen 54th out of 189 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.6% | — |
| 2001 | 7.0% | -34.4% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -37.5% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +26.5% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -30.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.3% | 7.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.9% | 8.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 51 Cambodia 6.4% compare
- 52 Trinidad and Tobago 6.3% compare
- 53 Lebanon 6.3% compare
- 55 Solomon Islands 5.8% compare
- 56 Burkina Faso 5.7% compare
- 57 Zambia 5.5% compare
More education data for Yemen
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 144,824 (2016)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Yemen?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Yemen was 5.9% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2004.
- How does Yemen rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Yemen ranks 54th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.