Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 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 was 1.52 million in 2020. ▼ Falling
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.
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)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 23.90 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.68 million (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