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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.
Education Statistics > Repetition rate, primary > % of total enrollment (most recent) by country
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2005
Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Gabon :
34.41 %
2003
Education in Gabon
# 2
Central African Republic :
30.5 %
2005
Education in Central African Republic
# 3
Burundi :
30.41 %
2005
Education in Burundi
# 4
Angola :
29 %
1999
Education in Angola
# 5
Comoros :
27.12 %
2005
Education in Comoros
# 6
Cameroon :
25.77 %
2005
Education in Cameroon
# 7
Equatorial Guinea :
25.56 %
2005
Education in Equatorial Guinea
= 8
Guinea-Bissau :
23.95 %
2001
Education in Guinea-Bissau
= 8
Congo, Republic of the :
23.95 %
2005
Education in Congo, Republic of the
# 10
São Tomé and Príncipe :
23.47 %
2005
Education in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 11
Togo :
22.92 %
2005
Education in Togo
# 12
Chad :
22.45 %
2005
Education in Chad
# 13
Nepal :
21.68 %
2004
Education in Nepal
# 14
Suriname :
20.26 %
2005
Education in Suriname
# 15
Brazil :
19.95 %
2003
Education in Brazil
# 16
Laos :
19.18 %
2005
Education in Laos
# 17
Lesotho :
18.96 %
2005
Education in Lesotho
# 18
Rwanda :
18.83 %
2005
Education in Rwanda
# 19
Mali :
18.58 %
2005
Education in Mali
# 20
Madagascar :
18.27 %
2005
Education in Madagascar
# 21
Côte d'Ivoire :
17.59 %
2003
Education in Côte d'Ivoire
# 22
Benin :
16.78 %
2005
Education in Benin
# 23
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
16.3 %
2003
Education in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 24
Afghanistan :
16.26 %
2005
Education in Afghanistan
# 25
Swaziland :
16.16 %
2004
Education in Swaziland
# 26
Belgium :
15.85 %
1991
Education in Belgium
# 27
Cape Verde :
15.43 %
2005
Education in Cape Verde
# 28
Cambodia :
13.84 %
2005
Education in Cambodia
# 29
Uganda :
13.75 %
2004
Education in Uganda
# 30
Namibia :
13.3 %
2005
Education in Namibia
# 31
Senegal :
12.94 %
2005
Education in Senegal
# 32
Eritrea :
12.88 %
2005
Education in Eritrea
# 33
Morocco :
12.73 %
2005
Education in Morocco
# 34
Haiti :
12.69 %
1991
Education in Haiti
# 35
Netherlands Antilles :
12.63 %
2003
Education in Netherlands Antilles
# 36
Guatemala :
12.51 %
2005
Education in Guatemala
# 37
Burkina Faso :
11.93 %
2005
Education in Burkina Faso
# 38
Algeria :
11.18 %
2005
Education in Algeria
# 39
Belize :
10.79 %
2004
Education in Belize
# 40
Vanuatu :
10.68 %
2005
Education in Vanuatu
# 41
Mozambique :
10.38 %
2005
Education in Mozambique
# 42
Portugal :
10.19 %
2004
Education in Portugal
# 43
Mauritania :
10.1 %
2005
Education in Mauritania
# 44
Lebanon :
10.07 %
2005
Education in Lebanon
# 45
Nicaragua :
9.85 %
2005
Education in Nicaragua
# 46
Gambia, The :
9.69 %
2004
Education in Gambia, The
# 47
Bhutan :
9.62 %
2005
Education in Bhutan
# 48
Aruba :
9.31 %
2005
Education in Aruba
# 49
Djibouti :
9.23 %
2005
Education in Djibouti
# 50
Guinea :
8.68 %
2005
Education in Guinea
# 51
Malawi :
8.56 %
2005
Education in Malawi
# 52
Honduras :
8.48 %
2004
Education in Honduras
# 53
Uruguay :
8.34 %
2003
Education in Uruguay
# 54
Dominican Republic :
8.14 %
2005
Education in Dominican Republic
# 55
Iraq :
7.97 %
2005
Education in Iraq
# 56
South Africa :
7.96 %
2004
Education in South Africa
# 57
Peru :
7.61 %
2004
Education in Peru
# 58
Syria :
7.31 %
2005
Education in Syria
# 59
Paraguay :
7.3 %
2003
Education in Paraguay
# 60
Tunisia :
7.28 %
2004
Education in Tunisia
# 61
Costa Rica :
7.19 %
2005
Education in Costa Rica
# 62
Ethiopia :
6.99 %
2005
Education in Ethiopia
# 63
Bangladesh :
6.98 %
2004
Education in Bangladesh
# 64
Venezuela :
6.78 %
2005
Education in Venezuela
# 65
El Salvador :
6.41 %
2005
Education in El Salvador
# 66
Argentina :
6.35 %
2003
Education in Argentina
# 67
Zambia :
6.34 %
2005
Education in Zambia
# 68
Tonga :
6.21 %
2002
Education in Tonga
# 69
Solomon Islands :
6.18 %
1991
Education in Solomon Islands
# 70
Macau :
6.07 %
2005
Education in Macau
# 71
Monaco :
5.98 %
1991
Education in Monaco
= 72
Ghana :
5.83 %
2005
Education in Ghana
= 72
Kenya :
5.83 %
2005
Education in Kenya
# 74
Panama :
5.64 %
2005
Education in Panama
# 75
Niger :
5.34 %
2005
Education in Niger
# 76
Trinidad and Tobago :
5.2 %
2005
Education in Trinidad and Tobago
# 77
Maldives :
5.19 %
2005
Education in Maldives
# 78
Sri Lanka :
5.13 %
1998
Education in Sri Lanka
# 79
Saudi Arabia :
5.06 %
2005
Education in Saudi Arabia
= 80
Mexico :
4.83 %
2004
Education in Mexico
= 80
Mauritius :
4.83 %
2005
Education in Mauritius
# 82
Botswana :
4.77 %
2005
Education in Botswana
# 83
Palau :
4.69 %
2005
Education in Palau
# 84
Yemen :
4.33 %
2004
Education in Yemen
# 85
Luxembourg :
4.31 %
2004
Education in Luxembourg
# 86
Tanzania :
4.27 %
2005
Education in Tanzania
# 87
France :
4.17 %
2000
Education in France
# 88
Colombia :
4.08 %
2005
Education in Colombia
# 89
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
4.06 %
2005
Education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 90
Egypt :
3.98 %
2004
Education in Egypt
= 91
Thailand :
3.48 %
1999
Education in Thailand
= 91
Dominica :
3.48 %
2005
Education in Dominica
# 93
Grenada :
3.44 %
2005
Education in Grenada
# 94
New Zealand :
3.38 %
1991
Education in New Zealand
# 95
Turkey :
3.22 %
2004
Education in Turkey
# 96
India :
3.19 %
2004
Education in India
# 97
Pakistan :
3.06 %
2005
Education in Pakistan
# 98
Indonesia :
2.89 %
2004
Education in Indonesia
# 99
Nigeria :
2.87 %
2005
Education in Nigeria
# 100
Bahrain :
2.8 %
2005
Education in Bahrain
# 101
Jamaica :
2.79 %
2004
Education in Jamaica
= 102
Qatar :
2.71 %
2005
Education in Qatar
= 102
Latvia :
2.71 %
2004
Education in Latvia
# 104
Slovakia :
2.6 %
2004
Education in Slovakia
# 105
Saint Lucia :
2.51 %
2005
Education in Saint Lucia
# 106
Romania :
2.45 %
2004
Education in Romania
# 107
Chile :
2.44 %
2004
Education in Chile
# 108
Bulgaria :
2.26 %
2004
Education in Bulgaria
= 109
Brunei :
2.25 %
2005
Education in Brunei
= 109
Spain :
2.25 %
2004
Education in Spain
# 111
Hungary :
2.18 %
2004
Education in Hungary
= 112
Albania :
2.15 %
2004
Education in Albania
= 112
Philippines :
2.15 %
2004
Education in Philippines
= 112
Fiji :
2.15 %
2005
Education in Fiji
= 115
Malta :
2.05 %
2004
Education in Malta
= 115
Iran :
2.05 %
2005
Education in Iran
# 117
Ecuador :
2.03 %
2004
Education in Ecuador
# 118
Estonia :
2.02 %
2004
Education in Estonia
# 119
Kuwait :
1.95 %
2005
Education in Kuwait
# 120
United Arab Emirates :
1.86 %
2005
Education in United Arab Emirates
# 121
Sudan :
1.72 %
2005
Education in Sudan
# 122
Bolivia :
1.6 %
2004
Education in Bolivia
# 123
Israel :
1.57 %
2004
Education in Israel
# 124
Switzerland :
1.55 %
2004
Education in Switzerland
# 125
Austria :
1.53 %
1999
Education in Austria
= 126
Guyana :
1.45 %
2003
Education in Guyana
= 126
Germany :
1.45 %
2004
Education in Germany
# 128
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
1.15 %
2005
Education in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 129
Czech Republic :
1.09 %
2004
Education in Czech Republic
# 130
Serbia and Montenegro :
1.05 %
2001
Education in Serbia and Montenegro
= 131
Jordan :
1.01 %
2004
Education in Jordan
= 131
Vietnam :
1.01 %
2005
Education in Vietnam
# 133
Ireland :
0.97 %
2004
Education in Ireland
# 134
Samoa :
0.91 %
2004
Education in Samoa
# 135
Hong Kong :
0.88 %
2005
Education in Hong Kong
# 136
Russia :
0.68 %
2004
Education in Russia
# 137
Lithuania :
0.63 %
2004
Education in Lithuania
# 138
Oman :
0.62 %
2005
Education in Oman
# 139
Poland :
0.6 %
2004
Education in Poland
# 140
Kiribati :
0.57 %
1991
Education in Kiribati
# 141
Cuba :
0.52 %
2005
Education in Cuba
# 142
Slovenia :
0.51 %
2004
Education in Slovenia
= 143
Mongolia :
0.44 %
2005
Education in Mongolia
= 143
Finland :
0.44 %
2004
Education in Finland
# 145
Croatia :
0.37 %
2003
Education in Croatia
# 146
Burma :
0.33 %
2005
Education in Burma
= 147
China :
0.3 %
2004
Education in China
= 147
Italy :
0.3 %
2004
Education in Italy
# 149
Azerbaijan :
0.29 %
2005
Education in Azerbaijan
= 150
Georgia :
0.28 %
2005
Education in Georgia
= 150
Cyprus :
0.28 %
2004
Education in Cyprus
# 152
Moldova :
0.26 %
2005
Education in Moldova
# 153
San Marino :
0.25 %
1991
Education in San Marino
# 154
Cayman Islands :
0.22 %
2005
Education in Cayman Islands
# 155
Tajikistan :
0.21 %
2005
Education in Tajikistan
= 156
Macedonia, Republic of :
0.16 %
2004
Education in Macedonia, Republic of
= 156
Armenia :
0.16 %
2005
Education in Armenia
= 158
Kazakhstan :
0.11 %
2005
Education in Kazakhstan
= 158
Ukraine :
0.11 %
2005
Education in Ukraine
# 160
Kyrgyzstan :
0.09 %
2005
Education in Kyrgyzstan
# 161
Belarus :
0.07 %
2005
Education in Belarus
# 162
Korea, South :
0.01 %
2005
Education in Korea, South
Weighted average:
7.4 %
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.
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"Repetition rate, primary > % of total enrollment by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/edu_rep_rat_pri_of_tot_enr-repetition-rate-primary-total-enrollment
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