Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 1.44 million in 2020. βΌ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1975β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 1.44 million, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 3.62 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.44 million, in 2020.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 122nd out of 220 groups with data for 2020, putting it 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 | 2.88 million | 2.80 million | 2.97 million | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.68 million | 2.39 million | 2.95 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.74 million | 2.51 million | 2.85 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.15 million | 2.58 million | 3.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.22 million | 1.47 million | 3.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 million | 1.44 million | 1.44 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 119 Djibouti 2,279 compare
- 120 French Guiana 2,276 compare
- 121 Ireland 1,942 compare
- 122 Martinique 1,761 compare
- 123 Slovenia, Republic of 1,658 compare
- 124 Azerbaijan, Republic of 1,610 compare
- 125 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 1,605 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 1.44 million in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.62 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 million in 2020.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 122nd out of 220 groups with data for 2020.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release