Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) 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
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 (number) in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0646 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.75 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6599 % change on previous year (2024)
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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February 2026 Data Release