Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 15.13 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) stood at 15.13 million.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 15.16 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.52 million, in 1971.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 13th of 220 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.30 million | 4.52 million | 6.63 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.73 million | 7.15 million | 8.44 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.47 million | 8.32 million | 10.92 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.65 million | 11.37 million | 13.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.82 million | 13.41 million | 14.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.70 million | 13.91 million | 15.16 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 15.13 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.16 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.52 million in 1971.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 13th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release