Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes was 7.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
7.8%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
40th
of 184 countries
All-time high
29.5%
in 1984
All-time low
7.8%
in 2017
Years of data
29
1978–2017

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Cape Verde, 1978–2017

10152025301978199720171978: 26.7 %1979: 28.6 %1980: 28.4 %1981: 28.5 %1982: 26.8 %1984: 29.5 %1985: 28.3 %1986: 28.2 %1987: 25 %1989: 19.5 %1999: 11.5 %2000: 11.8 %2001: 13.2 %2002: 13.1 %2003: 12.6 %2004: 15.1 %2005: 13.8 %2006: 12.5 %2007: 11.2 %2008: 10 %2009: 9.3 %2010: 10.2 %2011: 9.8 %2012: 9.7 %2013: 8.9 %2014: 8.1 %2015: 8.4 %2016: 8.1 %2017: 7.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Cape Verde stood at 7.8%. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Cape Verde peaked at 29.5% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2017.

Cape Verde ranks 40th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%) in Cape Verde, 1978 to 2017.
Year % Change
1978 26.7%
1979 28.6% +7.1%
1980 28.4% -0.8%
1981 28.5% +0.5%
1982 26.8% -6.0%
1984 29.5% +10.0%
1985 28.3% -4.1%
1986 28.2% -0.4%
1987 25.0% -11.4%
1989 19.5% -22.0%
1999 11.5% -41.1%
2000 11.8% +2.5%
2001 13.2% +12.7%
2002 13.1% -0.8%
2003 12.6% -4.4%
2004 15.1% +20.4%
2005 13.8% -8.9%
2006 12.5% -9.5%
2007 11.2% -10.0%
2008 10.0% -11.0%
2009 9.3% -6.6%
2010 10.2% +9.4%
2011 9.8% -3.7%
2012 9.7% -0.9%
2013 8.9% -8.4%
2014 8.1% -9.3%
2015 8.4% +4.1%
2016 8.1% -4.4%
2017 7.8% -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 27.7% 26.7% 28.6% 2
1980s 26.8% 19.5% 29.5% 8
1990s 11.5% 11.5% 11.5% 1
2000s 12.3% 9.3% 15.1% 10
2010s 8.9% 7.8% 10.2% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Cape Verde?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Cape Verde was 7.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 1984.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2017.
How does Cape Verde rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Cape Verde ranks 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.