Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 918,503 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1981β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) stood at 918,503.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 2.08 million in 1983 and was at its lowest, 745,599, in 2021.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 126th of 220 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.94 million | 1.67 million | 2.08 million | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.34 million | 1.07 million | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 848,510 | 758,547 | 998,685 | 10 |
| 2010s | 805,346 | 755,522 | 860,775 | 10 |
| 2020s | 873,136 | 745,599 | 943,700 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- 123 Slovenia 1,658 compare
- 124 Azerbaijan 1,610 compare
- 125 Hong Kong (China) 1,605 compare
- 126 Vanuatu 1,492 compare
- 127 Luxembourg 1,398 compare
- 128 Qatar 1,379 compare
- 129 Sweden 1,302 compare
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 40.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 918,503 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 million in 1983.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 745,599 in 2021.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 126th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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