Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, Madagascar has the highest repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment) (24.84% in 2018) and Sweden the lowest (0% in 2015). The world figure is 2.86% (2018).
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.
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madagascar | 24.84% | 2018 |
| 2 | Burundi | 24.33% | 2018 |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 22.85% | 2016 |
| 4 | Mali | 19.37% | 2017 |
| 5 | Chad | 17.2% | 2016 |
| 6 | Benin | 14.79% | 2018 |
| 7 | Comoros | 14.46% | 2018 |
| 8 | Suriname | 13.57% | 2018 |
| 9 | Namibia | 12.84% | 2018 |
| 10 | Rwanda | 12.63% | 2018 |
| 11 | Guinea | 12.01% | 2016 |
| 12 | Cameroon | 11.92% | 2018 |
| 13 | Timor-Leste | 11.18% | 2018 |
| 14 | Eswatini | 11.04% | 2017 |
| 15 | Côte d'Ivoire | 10.82% | 2017 |
| 16 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 9.98% | 2015 |
| 17 | São Tomé and Principe | 9.94% | 2017 |
| 18 | Papua New Guinea | 8.92% | 2016 |
| 19 | Uganda | 8.62% | 2017 |
| 20 | Djibouti | 8.39% | 2018 |
| 21 | Mozambique | 8.16% | 2018 |
| 22 | Tunisia | 8.13% | 2017 |
| 23 | Guatemala | 7.76% | 2018 |
| 24 | Morocco | 7.6% | 2018 |
| 25 | Lesotho | 7.52% | 2016 |
| 26 | Togo | 7.44% | 2018 |
| 27 | Nepal | 7.34% | 2019 |
| 28 | Eritrea | 6.97% | 2018 |
| 29 | South Africa | 6.8% | 2016 |
| 30 | Ethiopia | 6.69% | 2015 |
| 31 | Bhutan | 6.06% | 2018 |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 5.63% | 2018 |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 5.51% | 2018 |
| 34 | Solomon Islands | 5.26% | 2018 |
| 35 | Yemen, Rep. | 5.22% | 2016 |
| 36 | Belize | 5.12% | 2018 |
| 37 | Cambodia | 4.98% | 2018 |
| 38 | Lebanon | 4.89% | 2018 |
| 39 | Gambia, The | 4.83% | 2016 |
| 40 | Liechtenstein | 4.46% | 2017 |
| 41 | Afghanistan | 3.81% | 2018 |
| 42 | Algeria | 3.67% | 2018 |
| 43 | Senegal | 3.51% | 2018 |
| 44 | Uruguay | 3.4% | 2016 |
| 45 | Lao PDR | 3.37% | 2018 |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 3.29% | 2017 |
| 47 | Argentina | 3.15% | 2017 |
| 48 | Slovak Republic | 3.13% | 2017 |
| 49 | El Salvador | 2.97% | 2018 |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 2.81% | 2018 |
| 51 | Kenya | 2.69% | 2016 |
| 52 | Austria | 2.6% | 2017 |
| 53 | Niger | 2.57% | 2016 |
| 54 | Panama | 2.54% | 2017 |
| 55 | Bahamas, The | 2.52% | 2018 |
| 56 | Peru | 2.47% | 2018 |
| 57 | Jamaica | 2.36% | 2018 |
| 58 | Türkiye | 2.34% | 2017 |
| 59 | St. Lucia | 2.21% | 2018 |
| 60 | Dominica | 2.2% | 2016 |
| 61 | Chile | 2.19% | 2017 |
| 62 | Paraguay | 2.13% | 2016 |
| 63 | Belgium | 2.13% | 2017 |
| 64 | Spain | 2.11% | 2017 |
| 65 | Venezuela, RB | 2.11% | 2017 |
| 66 | Kiribati | 2.08% | 2016 |
| 67 | British Virgin Islands | 2.05% | 2017 |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 1.92% | 2018 |
| 69 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.89% | 2018 |
| 70 | Pakistan | 1.81% | 2018 |
| 71 | Mauritania | 1.78% | 2018 |
| 72 | Tanzania | 1.71% | 2018 |
| 73 | Ghana | 1.69% | 2018 |
| 74 | Colombia | 1.62% | 2018 |
| 75 | Grenada | 1.6% | 2018 |
| 76 | Honduras | 1.58% | 2017 |
| 77 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 1.5% | 2018 |
| 78 | Macao SAR, China | 1.29% | 2018 |
| 79 | Hungary | 1.29% | 2017 |
| 80 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.27% | 2018 |
| 81 | Qatar | 1.15% | 2017 |
| 82 | Saudi Arabia | 1.14% | 2018 |
| 83 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 1.13% | 2017 |
| 84 | Jordan | 1.08% | 2018 |
| 85 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.08% | 2016 |
| 86 | Romania | 1.06% | 2017 |
| 87 | Switzerland | 1.06% | 2017 |
| 88 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.04% | 2018 |
| 89 | Indonesia | 0.99% | 2018 |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | 0.96% | 2017 |
| 91 | Philippines | 0.87% | 2017 |
| 92 | Poland | 0.85% | 2017 |
| 93 | Samoa | 0.83% | 2018 |
| 94 | Thailand | 0.81% | 2018 |
| 95 | Denmark | 0.73% | 2017 |
| 96 | Andorra | 0.72% | 2018 |
| 97 | Greece | 0.71% | 2017 |
| 98 | Albania | 0.69% | 2018 |
| 99 | Slovenia | 0.64% | 2017 |
| 100 | Mexico | 0.63% | 2017 |
| 101 | India | 0.58% | 2018 |
| 102 | Serbia | 0.54% | 2018 |
| 103 | Viet Nam | 0.49% | 2018 |
| 104 | Latvia | 0.48% | 2017 |
| 105 | Israel | 0.47% | 2017 |
| 106 | Kuwait | 0.45% | 2018 |
| 107 | Czechia | 0.43% | 2017 |
| 108 | Monaco | 0.41% | 2019 |
| 109 | Germany | 0.4% | 2017 |
| 110 | Ireland | 0.4% | 2017 |
| 111 | Ecuador | 0.4% | 2018 |
| 112 | Malta | 0.39% | 2017 |
| 113 | Fiji | 0.38% | 2016 |
| 114 | Lithuania | 0.37% | 2017 |
| 115 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.37% | 2018 |
| 116 | Bahrain | 0.36% | 2018 |
| 117 | Estonia | 0.35% | 2017 |
| 118 | Georgia | 0.33% | 2018 |
| 119 | Armenia | 0.31% | 2018 |
| 120 | Italy | 0.28% | 2017 |
| 121 | Cuba | 0.26% | 2018 |
| 122 | Naoero | 0.23% | 2016 |
| 123 | Finland | 0.17% | 2017 |
| 124 | United Arab Emirates | 0.15% | 2015 |
| 125 | Singapore | 0.14% | 2017 |
| 126 | Cyprus | 0.13% | 2017 |
| 127 | Azerbaijan | 0.13% | 2018 |
| 128 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2017 |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.09% | 2018 |
| 130 | Bulgaria | 0.07% | 2017 |
| 131 | Maldives | 0.07% | 2017 |
| 132 | Ukraine | 0.06% | 2018 |
| 133 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.05% | 2018 |
| 134 | Mongolia | 0.05% | 2018 |
| 135 | Belarus | 0.04% | 2018 |
| 136 | West Bank and Gaza | 0.04% | 2018 |
| 137 | Kazakhstan | 0.03% | 2019 |
| 138 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.01% | 2018 |
| 139 | Mauritius | 0.00673% | 2018 |
| 140 | China | 0.00571% | 2018 |
| 141 | Korea, Rep. | 0.00285% | 2017 |
| 142 | Uzbekistan | 0.00133% | 2018 |
| 143 | Cayman Islands | 0% | 2018 |
| 144 | Moldova | 0% | 2018 |
| 145 | North Macedonia | 0% | 2017 |
| 146 | Oman | 0% | 2018 |
| 147 | Sweden | 0% | 2015 |
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Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, SE.PRM.REPT.FE.ZS, 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) View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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