Cuba: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Cuba's repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) fell 0.01 percentage points on 2017 (from 0.46% to 0.45%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2017), the average change was −0.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.93 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 6.85 percentage points in 1972 and the biggest yearly fall was 6.27 percentage points in 1974. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

How it compares

In 2018, Cuba had the 60th highest value of the 79 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 Cuba in the 2018 ranking

• Kuwait — 57th of 79: 0.51%
• Myanmar — 58th of 79: 0.48%
• Ecuador — 59th of 79: 0.47%
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 61st of 79: 0.4%
• Georgia — 62nd of 79: 0.39%
• Bahrain — 63rd of 79: 0.33%

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 47 values

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

• Antigua and Barbuda — 1.37% (2018)
• Argentina — 3.31% (2017)
• Bahamas, The — 3.23% (2018)
• Belize — 6.68% (2018)
• British Virgin Islands — 3.09% (2017)
• Cayman Islands — 0% (2018)
• Chile — 3.01% (2017)
• Colombia — 1.8% (2018)
• Costa Rica — 2.31% (2018)
• Dominica

More education data for Cuba

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 698,052 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 98.11% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 97.6% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 98.58% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 82,575 (2024)
• Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) — 89.23% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Cuba's repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)?

0.45% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is down 21.16 percentage points from 21.61% in 1971. The highest value was 28.46% in 1972 and the lowest 0.43% in 2010.

How does Cuba rank?

60th highest of 79 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) unusual for Cuba?

In 2018, Cuba's repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) fell 0.01 percentage points on 2017 (from 0.46% to 0.45%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2017), the average change was −0.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.93 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.REPT.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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