Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) was 1.52 million in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.52 million
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
118th
of 220 groups
All-time high
3.66 million
in 2007
All-time low
1.52 million
in 2020
Years of data
46
1975–2020
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1975–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 1.52 million for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 3.66 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.52 million, in 2020.
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 118th of 220 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.89 million | — |
| 1976 | 3.01 million | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 2.84 million | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 2.91 million | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 2.95 million | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 2.96 million | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 2.98 million | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 2.97 million | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.94 million | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 2.81 million | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 2.63 million | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 2.52 million | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 2.43 million | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 2.46 million | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 2.46 million | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 2.55 million | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 2.69 million | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 2.78 million | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 2.80 million | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.84 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.89 million | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 2.89 million | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.83 million | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 2.79 million | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.72 million | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.72 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.63 million | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.61 million | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.76 million | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 3.09 million | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 3.49 million | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 3.58 million | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 3.66 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 3.64 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.65 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 3.54 million | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.01 million | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 2.81 million | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 2.58 million | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 2.36 million | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 2.16 million | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 1.95 million | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 1.71 million | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 1.60 million | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 1.55 million | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.52 million | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.92 million | 2.84 million | 3.01 million | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.72 million | 2.43 million | 2.98 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.78 million | 2.55 million | 2.89 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.18 million | 2.61 million | 3.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 million | 1.55 million | 3.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 million | 1.52 million | 1.52 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1447 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 1.52 million in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.66 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 million in 2020.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 118th out of 220 groups with data for 2020.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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