Cabo Verde - Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)

Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) in Cabo Verde was 9.80 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 30.42 in 1984, while its lowest value was 9.80 in 2018.

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
1979 27.27
1980 26.41
1981 28.78
1982 29.57
1983 29.11
1984 30.42
1985 29.41
1986 29.27
1987 28.50
1988 25.63
1990 20.06
1994 18.18
1998 10.27
2000 12.81
2001 13.45
2002 15.22
2003 15.51
2004 14.99
2005 18.12
2006 16.45
2007 15.26
2008 13.93
2009 12.31
2010 11.61
2011 12.72
2012 12.11
2013 12.16
2014 11.16
2015 10.37
2016 10.85
2017 10.25
2018 9.80

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