Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment) - Country Ranking - Asia

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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Rank Country Value Year
1 Iraq 14.35 2007
2 Timor-Leste 11.18 2018
3 Nepal 7.34 2019
4 Syrian Arab Republic 6.40 2013
5 Bhutan 6.06 2018
6 Yemen 5.22 2016
7 Cambodia 4.98 2018
8 Lebanon 4.89 2018
9 Afghanistan 3.81 2018
10 Bangladesh 3.78 2018
11 Lao PDR 3.37 2018
12 Turkey 2.34 2017
13 Pakistan 1.81 2018
14 Macao SAR, China 1.29 2018
15 Qatar 1.15 2017
16 Saudi Arabia 1.14 2018
17 Iran 1.13 2017
18 Jordan 1.08 2018
19 Indonesia 0.99 2018
20 Sri Lanka 0.96 2017
21 Philippines 0.87 2017
22 Thailand 0.81 2018
23 India 0.58 2018
24 Vietnam 0.49 2018
25 Israel 0.47 2017
26 Kuwait 0.45 2018
27 Hong Kong SAR, China 0.37 2018
28 Bahrain 0.36 2018
29 Myanmar 0.34 2010
30 Georgia 0.33 2018
31 Armenia 0.31 2018
32 Russia 0.29 2017
33 United Arab Emirates 0.15 2015
34 Singapore 0.14 2017
35 Azerbaijan 0.13 2018
36 Tajikistan 0.07 2017
37 Brunei 0.05 2018
38 Mongolia 0.05 2018
39 Kazakhstan 0.03 2019
40 Kyrgyz Republic 0.01 2018
41 China 0.01 2018
42 Korea 0.00 2017
43 Uzbekistan 0.00 2018
44 Malaysia 0.00 1991
44 Oman 0.00 2018
44 Japan 0.00 2015

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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