Latin America and Caribbean Compared by Education > Elementary school repeaters > All
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 | Brazil | 18.67 | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Suriname | 17.21 | 2008 | ||
| 3 | Haiti | 16.91 | 1997 | ||
| 4 | Guatemala | 12.45 | 2008 | ||
| 5 | Nicaragua | 11.05 | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Belize | 8.22 | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Aruba | 7.44 | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Bermuda | 7.4 | 1975 | ||
| 9 | Peru | 7.17 | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Costa Rica | 7.04 | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Uruguay | 6.96 | 2007 | ||
| 12 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.59 | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Argentina | 6.13 | 2007 | ||
| 14 | El Salvador | 6.1 | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.61 | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Honduras | 5.3 | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Panama | 5.29 | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.56 | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Paraguay | 4.06 | 2007 | ||
| 20 | Dominica | 3.87 | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Mexico | 3.6 | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Colombia | 3.47 | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 3.45 | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Venezuela | 3.37 | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Jamaica | 3.05 | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Grenada | 2.88 | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Bolivia | 2.49 | 2007 | ||
| 28 | Ecuador | 2.47 | 2008 | ||
| 29 | Saint Lucia | 2.4 | 2008 | ||
| 30 | Chile | 2.39 | 2007 | ||
| 31 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.54 | 2008 | ||
| 32 | Guyana | 0.73 | 2008 | ||
| 33 | Cuba | 0.54 | 2008 | ||
| =34 | The Bahamas | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =34 | Cayman Islands | 0.0 | 2008 |
Citation
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.
