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

Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment) in Congo was 20.92 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 38.19 in 1999, while its lowest value was 17.97 in 2011.

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 33.09
1972 31.75
1973 29.88
1974 30.55
1975 28.53
1976 25.56
1977 24.35
1978 24.35
1979 24.57
1980 24.52
1981 25.22
1982 27.29
1983 29.76
1984 31.06
1985 32.02
1986 29.06
1987 30.83
1988 29.58
1989 34.31
1990 38.09
1992 31.73
1993 33.95
1994 34.68
1996 31.60
1999 38.19
2000 26.72
2001 24.04
2002 24.39
2003 27.18
2004 23.91
2005 23.12
2006 20.94
2007 20.94
2008 21.52
2009 18.74
2010 18.42
2011 17.97
2012 20.92

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