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

Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) in Congo was 24.78 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 39.97 in 1999, while its lowest value was 19.41 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 32.24
1972 32.45
1973 30.77
1974 30.92
1975 29.69
1976 26.66
1977 25.04
1978 24.86
1979 24.87
1980 25.13
1981 26.16
1982 28.46
1983 31.71
1984 32.36
1985 34.32
1986 30.60
1987 31.74
1988 31.99
1989 35.34
1990 38.91
1992 33.77
1993 34.11
1994 36.56
1996 34.72
1999 39.97
2000 27.68
2001 25.73
2002 25.10
2003 28.41
2004 25.13
2005 24.71
2006 21.47
2007 21.48
2008 23.22
2009 20.51
2010 19.70
2011 19.41
2012 24.78

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