Repeaters, primary, total in Philippines
Philippines: Repeaters, primary, total was 1.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Philippines, 1981–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 1.4% for repeaters, primary, total in 2017.
The figure is up 126.0% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Philippines peaked at 2.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.
That places Philippines 111th out of 189 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 108 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.6% compare
- 109 Qatar 1.6% compare
- 110 Sierra Leone 1.5% compare
- 112 Thailand 1.4% compare
- 113 Iran 1.4% compare
- 114 Antigua and Barbuda 1.4% compare
More education data for Philippines
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 527,504 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 95.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 41.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 52.20 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Philippines?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Philippines was 1.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
- How does Philippines rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Philippines ranks 111th out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.