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

Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Togo was 7.56 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 45.96 in 1994, while its lowest value was 7.56 in 2018.

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 33.90
1972 31.61
1976 28.81
1978 27.80
1979 29.81
1980 30.87
1981 35.50
1982 36.78
1983 34.88
1984 35.82
1985 36.56
1986 34.83
1987 34.71
1988 30.91
1989 37.09
1990 33.61
1991 35.78
1992 37.02
1994 45.96
1995 33.08
1996 24.22
1999 31.17
2000 26.95
2001 24.01
2002 22.47
2003 23.68
2004 23.84
2005 22.92
2006 23.79
2007 23.73
2008 22.84
2009 22.36
2010 22.13
2011 21.54
2012 19.99
2013 17.93
2014 11.20
2015 8.82
2016 7.91
2017 7.73
2018 7.56

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