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

Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) in Rwanda was 14.54 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 35.96 in 2001, while its lowest value was 6.70 in 1981.

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 30.12
1972 28.21
1973 24.63
1974 24.01
1975 21.50
1977 17.32
1980 7.29
1981 6.70
1982 14.36
1983 14.82
1984 13.23
1985 12.87
1986 13.37
1987 14.12
1988 10.92
1989 11.05
1990 11.45
1991 13.28
1992 14.94
1999 29.23
2000 31.01
2001 35.96
2002 35.96
2003 16.67
2004 18.75
2006 14.57
2008 17.60
2009 15.11
2010 14.08
2011 13.86
2012 12.74
2013 12.77
2014 17.60
2015 19.45
2016 19.28
2017 17.66
2018 14.54

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