Bosnia and Herzegovina: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Bosnia and Herzegovina's repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment) fell 0.04 percentage points on 2017 (from 0.13% to 0.09%).

Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2017), the average change was +0.01 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.02 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.04 percentage points in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.04 percentage points in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.01 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 71% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Bosnia and Herzegovina had the 63rd highest value of the 75 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2018 ranking

• Armenia — 60th of 75: 0.31%
• Cuba — 61st of 75: 0.26%
• Azerbaijan — 62nd of 75: 0.13%
• Ukraine — 64th of 75: 0.06%
• Brunei Darussalam — 65th of 75: 0.05%
• Mongolia — 66th of 75: 0.05%

What this measures

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.

Limitations: Country policies on repetition and promotion differ. In some cases the number of repeaters is controlled because of limited capacity. In other cases the number of repeaters is almost 0 because of automatic promotion – suggesting a system that is highly efficient but that may not be endowing students with enough cognitive skills.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 11 values

Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment) in nearby economies

• Albania — 0.69% (2018)
• Andorra — 0.72% (2018)
• Armenia — 0.31% (2018)
• Austria — 2.6% (2017)
• Azerbaijan — 0.13% (2018)
• Belarus — 0.04% (2018)
• Belgium — 2.13% (2017)
• Bulgaria — 0.07% (2017)
• Croatia — 0.1% (2017)
• Cyprus

More education data for Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 9 (2025)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 45.5% (2023)
• School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.4 (2023)
• School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) — 57.65% (2023)
• School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Bosnia and Herzegovina's repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment)?

0.09% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2008?

It is up 0.04 percentage points from 0.05% in 2008. The highest value was 0.14% in 2016 and the lowest 0.03% in 2010.

How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank?

63rd highest of 75 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment) unusual for Bosnia and Herzegovina?

In 2018, Bosnia and Herzegovina's repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment) fell 0.04 percentage points on 2017 (from 0.13% to 0.09%). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2017), the average change was +0.01 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.02 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.REPT.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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