Tunisia - Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)

Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) in Tunisia was 14.11 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 25.43 in 1977, while its lowest value was 0.04 in 2015.

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
1973 17.33
1976 20.12
1977 25.43
1978 22.63
1979 23.15
1980 23.29
1981 21.71
1982 20.61
1983 21.32
1984 20.95
1985 22.17
1986 21.48
1987 23.54
1988 24.31
1989 22.47
1990 21.89
1991 21.05
1993 19.91
1994 19.29
1995 17.78
1996 18.86
1997 17.41
1999 19.98
2000 17.79
2001 15.77
2002 11.50
2003 10.84
2004 8.69
2005 10.23
2006 7.26
2007 8.97
2008 10.28
2009 8.36
2010 7.35
2013 8.82
2014 8.43
2015 0.04
2016 14.50
2017 14.11

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