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Education > Elementary school repeaters > All: Countries Compared

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.".

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 GabonGabon 34.41 2003
2 BurundiBurundi 33.75 2008
3 AngolaAngola 29.49 1998
4 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 25.62 2008
5 ComorosComoros 24.43 2008
6 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 24.27 2007
7 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 24.22 2008
8 TogoTogo 23.73 2007
9 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 22.4 2008
10 ChadChad 21.8 2007
11 LesothoLesotho 20.99 2007
12 MalawiMalawi 20.07 2008
13 MadagascarMadagascar 19.66 2008
14 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 18.7 2006
15 BrazilBrazil 18.67 2005
16 NamibiaNamibia 18.11 2008
=17 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 18.04 2008
=17 SwazilandSwaziland 18.04 2007
19 RwandaRwanda 17.7 2008
20 SurinameSuriname 17.21 2008
21 HaitiHaiti 16.91 1997
22 LaosLaos 16.82 2008
23 CameroonCameroon 16.8 2008
24 NepalNepal 16.75 2008
25 GuineaGuinea 15.44 2008
26 EritreaEritrea 15.41 2008
27 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 15.34 2008
28 BeninBenin 14.3 2008
29 MaliMali 14.22 2008
30 VanuatuVanuatu 13.56 2007
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 13.24 2006
31 BangladeshBangladesh 13.15 2008
32 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 12.63 2003
=33 GuatemalaGuatemala 12.45 2008
=33 East TimorEast Timor 12.45 2008
35 MoroccoMorocco 11.89 2008
36 Cape VerdeCape Verde 11.59 2008
37 CambodiaCambodia 11.25 2008
38 NicaraguaNicaragua 11.05 2008
39 UgandaUganda 10.95 2008
40 DjiboutiDjibouti 10.57 2008
41 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 10.52 2008
42 PortugalPortugal 10.19 2005
43 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 9.94 2007
44 LibyaLibya 9.58 1983
45 ThailandThailand 9.21 2007
46 LebanonLebanon 8.77 2008
47 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 8.66 1994
48 TunisiaTunisia 8.46 2008
49 BelizeBelize 8.22 2008
50 IraqIraq 7.97 2005
51 South AfricaSouth Africa 7.96 2007
52 AlgeriaAlgeria 7.8 2008
53 SenegalSenegal 7.68 2008
54 SyriaSyria 7.46 2008
55 ArubaAruba 7.44 2008
56 BermudaBermuda 7.4 1975
57 PeruPeru 7.17 2008
58 Costa RicaCosta Rica 7.04 2008
59 UruguayUruguay 6.96 2007
60 LiberiaLiberia 6.67 2008
61 BhutanBhutan 6.6 2009
62 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 6.59 2008
63 GhanaGhana 6.51 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 6.2 2007
64 ArgentinaArgentina 6.13 2007
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 6.12 2005
65 El SalvadorEl Salvador 6.1 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 5.99 2008
66 ZambiaZambia 5.88 2008
67 KenyaKenya 5.83 2005
68 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 5.61 2008
69 MozambiqueMozambique 5.51 2008
70 The GambiaThe Gambia 5.42 2008
71 HondurasHonduras 5.3 2008
72 PanamaPanama 5.29 2008
73 TongaTonga 5.18 2006
74 NigerNiger 5.05 2009
75 EthiopiaEthiopia 4.96 2008
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 4.9 2007
76 PalauPalau 4.69 2004
77 BotswanaBotswana 4.67 2006
78 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 4.56 2008
79 PakistanPakistan 4.42 2008
80 MaldivesMaldives 4.33 2008
81 TanzaniaTanzania 4.22 2007
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 4.21 2008
82 FranceFrance 4.17 2000
83 ParaguayParaguay 4.06 2007
84 MauritiusMauritius 4 2008
85 DominicaDominica 3.87 2008
86 LuxembourgLuxembourg 3.82 2008
87 New ZealandNew Zealand 3.79 1992
88 SudanSudan 3.68 2009
89 MexicoMexico 3.6 2008
90 ColombiaColombia 3.47 2008
=91 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 3.45 2008
=91 IndiaIndia 3.45 2007
93 BelgiumBelgium 3.39 2008
94 VenezuelaVenezuela 3.37 2008
=95 LatviaLatvia 3.31 2008
=95 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 3.31 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 3.18 2007
97 JamaicaJamaica 3.05 2008
98 SlovakiaSlovakia 2.96 2008
99 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 2.93 2005
100 IndonesiaIndonesia 2.91 2008
101 NigeriaNigeria 2.89 2007
102 GrenadaGrenada 2.88 2008
103 BoliviaBolivia 2.49 2007
104 EcuadorEcuador 2.47 2008
105 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 2.4 2008
106 ChileChile 2.39 2007
107 PhilippinesPhilippines 2.31 2007
108 NetherlandsNetherlands 2.18 1985
109 AlbaniaAlbania 2.15 2004
110 TurkeyTurkey 2.13 2008
111 MauritaniaMauritania 1.99 2008
112 BahrainBahrain 1.95 2008
113 United Arab EmiratesUAE 1.88 2007
114 BulgariaBulgaria 1.82 2008
115 HungaryHungary 1.73 2008
116 RomaniaRomania 1.71 2008
117 FijiFiji 1.69 2008
118 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 1.54 2008
=119 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1.48 2008
=119 IsraelIsrael 1.48 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 1.43 2006
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 1.35 2007
121 GermanyGermany 1.27 2008
122 SamoaSamoa 1.23 2007
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 1.11 2007
123 OmanOman 1.11 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 1.05 1999
124 VietnamVietnam 1.03 2006
125 KuwaitKuwait 0.92 2007
126 European UnionEuropean Union 0.91 2007
127 EstoniaEstonia 0.89 2008
=128 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.82 2008
=128 BruneiBrunei 0.82 2008
=128 MaltaMalta 0.82 2007
131 GuyanaGuyana 0.73 2008
132 PolandPoland 0.71 2007
133 IrelandIreland 0.69 2008
=134 LithuaniaLithuania 0.67 2008
=134 GreeceGreece 0.67 2007
=136 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0.63 2008
=136 QatarQatar 0.63 2008
138 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 0.62 2008
139 JordanJordan 0.59 2008
140 SloveniaSlovenia 0.57 2008
141 CubaCuba 0.54 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 0.505 2008
142 BurmaBurma 0.45 2008
143 CyprusCyprus 0.44 2008
144 RussiaRussia 0.43 2008
145 FinlandFinland 0.41 2008
146 SingaporeSingapore 0.31 2008
=147 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.3 2008
=147 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.3 2008
=149 ChinaChina 0.29 2008
=149 CroatiaCroatia 0.29 2007
151 TajikistanTajikistan 0.25 2008
=152 ItalyItaly 0.24 2007
=152 KiribatiKiribati 0.24 1997
154 MongoliaMongolia 0.18 2008
155 ArmeniaArmenia 0.17 2007
156 UkraineUkraine 0.12 2008
157 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 0.1 2008
=158 MoldovaMoldova 0.08 2008
=158 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 0.08 2008
160 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.07 2009
161 BelarusBelarus 0.04 2008
162 UzbekistanUzbekistan 0.01 2008
=163 IcelandIceland 0.0 2008
=163 AustriaAustria 0.0 2008
=163 SwedenSweden 0.0 2008
=163 United StatesUnited States 0.0 2008
=163 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 0.0 2008
=163 San MarinoSan Marino 0.0 2008
=163 SpainSpain 0.0 2008
=163 The BahamasThe Bahamas 0.0 2008
=163 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.0 2008
=163 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 0.0 2008
=163 NorwayNorway 0.0 2008
=163 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.0 2008
=163 DenmarkDenmark 0.0 2007
=163 CanadaCanada 0.0 2006
=163 MonacoMonaco 0.0 2004
=163 JapanJapan 0.0 1995
=163 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.0 1995
=163 SeychellesSeychelles 0.0 1994
=163 TuvaluTuvalu 0.0 1994
=163 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.0 1993
=163 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.0 1992
=163 SomaliaSomalia 0.0 1975

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Interesting observations about Education > Elementary school repeaters > All

  • All of the top 5 countries by elementary school repeaters > all are Sub-Saharan African.
  • 21 of the top 29 countries by elementary school repeaters > all are Hot countries.
  • Seychelles has ranked last for elementary school repeaters > all since 1985.
  • Central African Republic has ranked in the top 2 for elementary school repeaters > all since 1992.
  • 3 of the top 4 countries by elementary school repeaters > all are Sparsely populated.
  • 2 of the top 4 countries by elementary school repeaters > all are Former French colonies'.
  • 2 of the top 4 countries by elementary school repeaters > all are Landlocked.
  • Gabon has ranked in the top 3 for elementary school repeaters > all since 1995.
  • Burundi has ranked in the top 3 for elementary school repeaters > all since 2004.
  • India ranked second last for elementary school repeaters > all amongst South Asia in 2007.
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