Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 2.67 million in 2024. βΌ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) recorded 2.67 million for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 8.49 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.25 million, in 2021.
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 87th of 220 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.74 million | 6.13 million | 7.30 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.98 million | 7.62 million | 8.23 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.79 million | 7.19 million | 8.47 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.42 million | 4.33 million | 8.49 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.15 million | 2.67 million | 3.97 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 million | 2.25 million | 2.70 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.91 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 31.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 2.67 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.49 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 million in 2021.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 87th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 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