Education Education An approach to some basic Indicators for ...

40 Catalog of Indicators Education Name of indicator: Repetition rates (RR) by grade Definition: Proportion of pupils from a cohort enrolled in a given grade at a given school year who study in the same grade in the following school year. [2] Description: To measure the rate at which pupils from a cohort repeat a grade, and its effect on the internal efficiency of educational systems. In addition, it is one of the key indicators for analysing and projecting pupil flows from grade to grade within the educational cycle. [2] Sector: Education Subsector: Literacy, Level of education; Gender disparities in education Sources: [1] Tools and indicators for gender impact analysis, monitoring and evaluation. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. 2002. [2] Education Indicators: Technical guidelines. United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization. 2009. [3] Expanded Basic Education Programme (EBEP) Cambodia Phase II: 2006-­‐2010. UNESCO Unit of measuring: Percentage Formula: RR t i= R t+1i×100 tE iFormula explained: [2] Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t. Where: RR i t = Repetition Rate at grade i in school year t R i t+1 Number of pupils repeating grade i, in school year t+1 E i t Number of pupils enrolled in grade i, in school year t Priority: Yes Indicator developed: Yes Local/International: Local and international Kind of indicator: On going Data source/s: