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

Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Mali was 19.68 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 31.03 in 1983, while its lowest value was 12.86 in 2010.

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 26.32
1972 29.24
1973 28.17
1974 27.17
1976 22.92
1977 23.39
1978 26.50
1979 26.73
1980 28.64
1981 29.59
1983 31.03
1984 29.76
1985 30.32
1986 29.56
1987 28.25
1988 29.55
1999 17.41
2000 17.41
2001 17.52
2002 19.28
2003 19.76
2004 18.96
2005 18.58
2006 16.96
2007 16.96
2008 14.22
2009 13.39
2010 12.86
2011 12.86
2012 19.22
2013 18.42
2014 20.06
2015 19.46
2016 20.88
2017 19.68

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