South Africa - Repeaters

Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment)

Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment) in South Africa was 6.80 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 12.70 in 2001, while its lowest value was 4.54 in 2003.

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
1991 10.72
1998 6.89
1999 9.16
2000 7.35
2001 12.70
2002 6.29
2003 4.54
2004 7.51
2015 7.53
2016 6.80

Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)

Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) in South Africa was 10.66 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 13.94 in 1991, while its lowest value was 5.86 in 2003.

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
1991 13.94
1998 9.02
1999 11.58
2000 10.16
2001 6.17
2002 8.47
2003 5.86
2004 8.39
2015 10.82
2016 10.66

Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)

Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in South Africa was 8.79 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 12.34 in 1991, while its lowest value was 5.22 in 2003.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1991 12.34
1998 7.97
1999 10.39
2000 8.79
2001 9.36
2002 7.40
2003 5.22
2004 7.96
2015 9.25
2016 8.79

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency