Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 12.20 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.20 million
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
32nd
of 220 groups
All-time high
12.20 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.33 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) recorded 12.20 million for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 12.20 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.33 million, in 1971.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 32nd out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.58 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.33 million | -9.7% |
| 1972 | 2.41 million | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 2.51 million | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 2.58 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 2.63 million | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 2.86 million | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 3.11 million | +8.8% |
| 1978 | 3.25 million | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 3.42 million | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 3.68 million | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 3.83 million | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 4.07 million | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 4.07 million | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.09 million | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 4.06 million | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 4.28 million | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 4.43 million | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 4.64 million | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 4.58 million | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 4.42 million | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 4.63 million | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 4.33 million | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 4.49 million | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 5.23 million | +16.5% |
| 1995 | 5.58 million | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 5.64 million | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 5.98 million | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 6.35 million | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 6.47 million | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 6.95 million | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 7.55 million | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 8.19 million | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 8.73 million | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 9.03 million | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 8.27 million | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 8.44 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 8.97 million | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 9.15 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 9.81 million | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 9.76 million | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 9.87 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 10.24 million | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 10.35 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 10.18 million | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 10.07 million | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 10.28 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 10.56 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 10.70 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 10.57 million | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 10.94 million | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 11.57 million | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 12.05 million | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 12.03 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 12.20 million | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.77 million | 2.33 million | 3.42 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.17 million | 3.68 million | 4.64 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.31 million | 4.33 million | 6.47 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.51 million | 6.95 million | 9.81 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.26 million | 9.76 million | 10.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.76 million | 10.94 million | 12.20 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.1% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.57 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 64.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.29 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 12.20 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.20 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.33 million in 1971.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 32nd out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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