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

Key figures

Since 1981 it is down 0.97 percentage points from 2.39% in 1981. The World Bank has no value for 13 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2017, Philippines' repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) rose 0.79 percentage points on 2016 (from 0.62% to 1.41%).

Across the 18 yearly changes before that (1984 to 2016), the average change was −0.02 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.34 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.79 percentage points in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.75 percentage points in 1985. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

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

How it compares

In 2017, Philippines had the 21st highest value of the 50 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 Philippines in the 2017 ranking

• Belgium — 18th of 50: 2.21%
• Honduras — 19th of 50: 2.07%
• Qatar — 20th of 50: 1.57%
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 22nd of 50: 1.39%
• Romania — 23rd of 50: 1.3%
• Hungary — 24th of 50: 1.29%

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 24 values

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

• Brunei Darussalam — 0.08% (2018)
• Cambodia — 6.38% (2018)
• China — 0.0075% (2018)
• Fiji — 0.37% (2016)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 0.4% (2018)
• Indonesia — 1.33% (2018)
• Kiribati — 2.07% (2016)
• Korea, Rep. — 0.00351% (2017)
• Lao PDR — 4.15% (2018)
• Macao SAR, China

More education data for Philippines

• 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, teachers — 527,504 (2024)
• Primary education, pupils — 13.06 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 94.03% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 11.87 million (2024)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 85.29% (2024)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 47.41% (2024)

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Questions people ask

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

1.41% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1981?

It is down 0.97 percentage points from 2.39% in 1981. The highest value was 2.71% in 2006 and the lowest 0.62% in 2016.

How does Philippines rank?

21st highest of 50 economies with data for 2017.

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

In 2017, Philippines' repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) rose 0.79 percentage points on 2016 (from 0.62% to 1.41%). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (1984 to 2016), the average change was −0.02 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.34 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

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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