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South Africa: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

4.45percent · 2022-40.3% since 2001

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator REPR.1.CP. Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2022.

20002022

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20224.451
20212.997
20204.592
20196.726
20187.693
20177.584
20158.734
20149.711
20037.932
20025.22
20017.453
20009.324

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-repr-1-cp (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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