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

Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Madagascar was 26.07 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 35.70 in 1991, while its lowest value was 18.27 in 2005.

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 28.99
1972 28.65
1973 31.23
1975 24.38
1988 33.24
1989 34.58
1990 34.67
1991 35.70
1992 33.58
1993 32.79
1994 32.38
1995 31.78
1996 33.80
1998 32.58
1999 29.91
2000 27.94
2001 30.11
2002 30.48
2003 29.32
2004 29.96
2005 18.27
2006 19.73
2007 19.14
2008 19.66
2009 20.45
2010 19.91
2011 19.43
2012 20.52
2013 22.07
2014 20.93
2015 20.97
2016 21.35
2018 26.07

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