Table 8 Effect of late entry and grade repetition on education outcome

Delay of school entry

   Entry on time (6 years old)

Reference

   1 year later

–1.077***

(0.082)

   2 years later

–3.005***

(0.152)

   3 years later

–3.472***

(0.259)

   4 or more years later

–4.027***

(0.237)

Number of grade repetition in primary

   No repetition

Reference

   1 repeated grade

–0.743***

(0.113)

   2 repeated grades

–2.525***

(0.229)

   3 repeated grades

–2.928***

(0.354)

   4 or more repeated grades

–4.379***

(0.627)

   Constant

8.598***

(0.040)

   \(N\)

11,360

   Adj. \(R^2\)

0.0954