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

Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Chad was 16.82 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 35.92 in 1977, while its lowest value was 16.82 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
1971 27.05
1974 33.96
1976 34.88
1977 35.92
1988 32.34
1989 32.84
1990 33.30
1991 32.29
1994 28.76
1995 34.51
1996 32.88
1997 32.02
1998 30.67
1999 25.93
2000 24.56
2001 25.52
2002 25.26
2003 23.84
2004 20.23
2005 22.45
2006 21.81
2007 21.80
2008 22.83
2009 22.83
2010 22.36
2011 21.65
2012 22.99
2013 24.31
2015 23.33
2016 16.82

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