São Tomé and Principe: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, São Tomé and Principe's repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) fell 1.03 percentage points on 2016 (from 15.47% to 14.44%).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2016), the average change was −2.13 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.64 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 2.33 percentage points in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.02 percentage points in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 23% of the movement over 8 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 2017, São Tomé and Principe had the 3rd highest value of the 48 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 São Tomé and Principe in the 2017 ranking

• Mali — 1st of 48: 19.95%
• Eswatini — 2nd of 48: 15.64%
• Tunisia — 4th of 48: 14.12%
• Côte d'Ivoire — 5th of 48: 11.25%
• Uganda — 6th of 48: 8.99%

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 17 values

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

• Benin — 15.4% (2018)
• Burkina Faso — 5.77% (2018)
• Burundi — 27.12% (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 9.8% (2018)
• Cameroon — 12.53% (2018)
• Central African Republic — 22.48% (2016)
• Chad — 16.53% (2016)
• Comoros — 17.39% (2018)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 9.76% (2015)
• Côte d'Ivoire

More education data for São Tomé and Principe

• 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 — 37,172 (2017)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 110.38% (2017)
• School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) — 1.38% (2017)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.97 (2017)
• Primary education, pupils (% female)

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Questions people ask

What is São Tomé and Principe's repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)?

14.44% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1977?

It is down 38.12 percentage points from 52.56% in 1977. The highest value was 52.56% in 1977 and the lowest 12.44% in 2014.

How does São Tomé and Principe rank?

3rd highest of 48 economies with data for 2017.

Is the latest change in repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) unusual for São Tomé and Principe?

In 2017, São Tomé and Principe's repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) fell 1.03 percentage points on 2016 (from 15.47% to 14.44%). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2016), the average change was −2.13 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.64 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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.MA.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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