Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Bhutan

Bhutan: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 5.9% in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
5.9%
Change on year
up 53.1%
World rank
45th
of 181 countries
All-time high
19.8%
in 1992
All-time low
3.9%
in 2016
Years of data
19
1977–2017

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Bhutan, 1977–2017

51015201977199720171977: 4.8 %1978: 14.5 %1992: 19.8 %1993: 19.7 %1997: 12.8 %1998: 12.3 %1999: 13.3 %2000: 12.9 %2005: 6.3 %2007: 5.7 %2008: 5.9 %2009: 5.6 %2010: 4.9 %2011: 4.5 %2012: 4.7 %2013: 5.2 %2015: 4.9 %2016: 3.9 %2017: 5.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 5.9% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in 2017.

The figure is up 53.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Bhutan peaked at 19.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2016.

That places Bhutan 45th out of 181 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.6% 4.8% 14.5% 2
1990s 15.6% 12.3% 19.8% 5
2000s 7.3% 5.6% 12.9% 5
2010s 4.9% 3.9% 5.9% 7

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 42 Burkina Faso 6.4% compare
  2. 43 Aruba 6.3% compare
  3. 44 Morocco 6.2% compare
  4. 46 Belize 5.7% compare
  5. 47 Cape Verde 5.6% compare
  6. 48 South Africa 5.5% compare

See the full ranking of 181 places →

More reference data data for Bhutan

All data for Bhutan →

Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Bhutan?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Bhutan was 5.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 1992.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2016.
How does Bhutan rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Bhutan ranks 45th out of 181 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Bhutan. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/repetition-rate-in-primary-education-all-grades-female-percent/bhutan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/repetition-rate-in-primary-education-all-grades-female-percent/bhutan/">Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Bhutan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,892 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.