Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)

ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 9.71 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.71 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
37th
of 220 groups
All-time high
9.71 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.21 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) stood at 9.71 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 9.71 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.21 million, in 1971.

That places ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 37th 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: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 2.46 million
1971 2.21 million -10.0%
1972 2.29 million +3.4%
1973 2.41 million +5.1%
1974 2.52 million +4.9%
1975 2.59 million +2.6%
1976 2.80 million +8.1%
1977 3.03 million +8.3%
1978 3.13 million +3.3%
1979 3.44 million +9.9%
1980 3.90 million +13.2%
1981 4.13 million +6.0%
1982 4.31 million +4.4%
1983 4.39 million +1.7%
1984 4.48 million +2.1%
1985 4.24 million -5.3%
1986 4.35 million +2.6%
1987 4.58 million +5.4%
1988 4.65 million +1.5%
1989 4.90 million +5.3%
1990 4.84 million -1.2%
1991 4.91 million +1.4%
1992 4.89 million -0.4%
1993 5.16 million +5.5%
1994 5.26 million +1.9%
1995 5.46 million +3.9%
1996 5.55 million +1.5%
1997 5.92 million +6.7%
1998 6.31 million +6.5%
1999 6.82 million +8.1%
2000 7.05 million +3.5%
2001 7.59 million +7.7%
2002 7.95 million +4.7%
2003 8.32 million +4.6%
2004 8.72 million +4.9%
2005 7.82 million -10.4%
2006 7.86 million +0.6%
2007 8.18 million +4.0%
2008 8.13 million -0.5%
2009 8.63 million +6.1%
2010 8.62 million -0.0%
2011 8.72 million +1.1%
2012 9.03 million +3.5%
2013 9.09 million +0.7%
2014 8.87 million -2.5%
2015 8.74 million -1.4%
2016 8.96 million +2.4%
2017 9.25 million +3.3%
2018 9.17 million -0.8%
2019 8.92 million -2.7%
2020 9.12 million +2.2%
2021 8.94 million -1.9%
2022 9.51 million +6.3%
2023 9.66 million +1.6%
2024 9.71 million +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.69 million 2.21 million 3.44 million 10
1980s 4.39 million 3.90 million 4.90 million 10
1990s 5.51 million 4.84 million 6.82 million 10
2000s 8.03 million 7.05 million 8.72 million 10
2010s 8.94 million 8.62 million 9.25 million 10
2020s 9.39 million 8.94 million 9.71 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)

  1. 34 Türkiye 184,302 compare
  2. 35 Central African Republic 184,252 compare
  3. 36 Zambia 169,961 compare
  4. 37 Algeria 158,235 compare
  5. 38 Cambodia 124,310 compare
  6. 39 Iran, Islamic Republic of 108,066 compare
  7. 40 Burkina Faso 105,439 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 9.71 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
The highest recorded value was 9.71 million in 2024.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.21 million in 1971.
How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 37th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
425 places, 16,731 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release