Chad - Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment)

Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment) in Chad was 17.20 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 34.65 in 1988, while its lowest value was 17.20 in 2016.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1976 33.57
1977 34.28
1988 34.65
1989 33.57
1990 34.50
1991 33.65
1994 28.92
1995 34.60
1996 32.70
1997 32.14
1998 30.55
1999 26.32
2000 24.95
2001 25.94
2002 25.91
2003 24.45
2004 21.17
2005 23.50
2006 22.76
2007 22.76
2008 23.59
2009 23.59
2010 22.89
2011 22.20
2012 23.64
2013 24.90
2015 24.64
2016 17.20

Development Relevance: Data on repeaters are often used to indicate an education system's internal efficiency. Repeaters not only increase the cost of education for the family and the school system, but also use limited school resources.

Limitations and Exceptions: 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.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Share of repeaters in primary school is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary school by the total number of students enrolled in primary school, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency