Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female in India
India: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female was 52,454 number in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female in India, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
India recorded 52,454 number for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in 2017.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and down 88.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in India peaked at 449,433 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 45,740 number, in 2016.
That places India 6th out of 164 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female in India, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 362,776 number | — |
| 1974 | 400,788 number | +10.5% |
| 1987 | 197,859 number | -50.6% |
| 1988 | 240,275 number | +21.4% |
| 1995 | 253,691 number | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 272,393 number | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 287,852 number | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 327,311 number | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 345,785 number | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 390,100 number | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 440,126 number | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 449,433 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 409,957 number | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 208,740 number | -49.1% |
| 2014 | 114,983 number | -44.9% |
| 2015 | 66,381 number | -42.3% |
| 2016 | 45,740 number | -31.1% |
| 2017 | 52,454 number | +14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 381,782 number | 362,776 number | 400,788 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 219,067 number | 197,859 number | 240,275 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 263,042 number | 253,691 number | 272,393 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 373,434 number | 287,852 number | 449,433 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 149,709 number | 45,740 number | 409,957 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 68.40 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3178 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.89 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2585 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 43.90 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.732 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.75 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in India?
- Repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in India was 52,454 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 449,433 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,740 number in 2016.
- How does India rank for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female?
- India ranks 6th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of female pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.