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China: Repeaters, primary, total

0.01percent · 2018-97.4% since 2008

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. Annual figures for China from 1989 to 2018.

19892018

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20180.008
20170.014
20160.014
20150.02
20140.08
20130.151
20120.171
20110.258
20100.277
20090.28
20080.287
20070.247
20060.269
19971.64
19962.181
19952.83
19943.74
19934.58
19925.104
19916.145
19906.516
19897.488

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World Bank (2026). Repeaters, primary, total. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-repeaters-primary-total (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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