India vs UNICEF: World: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled

India
1.70 million
in 2025
UNICEF: World
14.02 million
in 2024
India rank
2nd
UNICEF: World rank
1st

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled over time

  • India
  • UNICEF: World
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How they compare

UNICEF: World currently reports 14.02 million against 1.70 million in India, a difference of 12.32 million.

That makes UNICEF: World's figure about 8.3 times India's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, UNICEF: World has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and UNICEF: World ranks 1st of 199 countries.

UNICEF: World has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India UNICEF: World Difference Ahead
1970s 7.08 million 25.95 million 18.87 million UNICEF: World
1980s 2.13 million 23.96 million 21.83 million UNICEF: World
1990s 2.33 million 19.18 million 16.84 million UNICEF: World
2000s 2.54 million 18.00 million 15.46 million UNICEF: World
2010s 1.32 million 14.40 million 13.08 million UNICEF: World
2020s 606,784 13.15 million 12.55 million UNICEF: World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled, India or UNICEF: World?
UNICEF: World, at 14.02 million against 1.70 million in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled between India and UNICEF: World?
12.32 million, with UNICEF: World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and UNICEF: World?
36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do India and UNICEF: World rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled?
India ranks 2nd and UNICEF: World ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
419 places, 16,344 data points, 1970–2025
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Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) with 722 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.