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

Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Rwanda was 13.59 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 36.09 in 2002, while its lowest value was 6.58 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 29.61
1972 27.79
1973 24.22
1974 23.69
1975 21.05
1977 16.89
1978 16.72
1980 7.08
1981 6.58
1982 14.50
1983 14.43
1984 12.87
1985 12.57
1986 12.87
1987 13.41
1988 10.34
1989 10.63
1990 11.08
1991 12.79
1992 14.38
1999 29.10
2000 32.54
2001 36.09
2002 36.09
2003 16.51
2004 18.83
2006 14.61
2008 17.70
2009 14.78
2010 13.79
2011 13.54
2012 12.61
2013 12.46
2014 17.08
2015 18.79
2016 18.28
2017 16.14
2018 13.59

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