Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) was 1.67 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) is 1.67 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 1.67 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 716,396, in 1979.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 117th out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.01 million | — |
| 1974 | 1.04 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.05 million | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 1.07 million | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 1.08 million | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.03 million | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 716,396 | -30.1% |
| 1980 | 1.07 million | +48.7% |
| 1981 | 1.17 million | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 1.30 million | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 1.41 million | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 1.41 million | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.42 million | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.40 million | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.44 million | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.44 million | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.41 million | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.43 million | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.41 million | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.30 million | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 1.29 million | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.26 million | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.24 million | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.19 million | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.19 million | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.16 million | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.12 million | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.18 million | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 1.13 million | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.09 million | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 960,250 | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 908,557 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 1.06 million | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 1.20 million | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 1.34 million | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 1.35 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.39 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.41 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.44 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.45 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.48 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.52 million | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.51 million | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.49 million | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.50 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.52 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.57 million | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.57 million | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.48 million | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 1.64 million | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 1.64 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.67 million | +1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +48.7% | 716,396 | 1.07 million |
| 1979 | -30.1% | 1.03 million | 716,396 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 998,401 | 716,396 | 1.08 million | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.35 million | 1.07 million | 1.44 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 million | 1.12 million | 1.43 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 million | 908,557 | 1.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 million | 1.41 million | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.60 million | 1.48 million | 1.67 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- 114 New Caledonia 3,090 compare
- 115 Guadeloupe 2,982 compare
- 116 Denmark 2,888 compare
- 117 Uruguay 2,520 compare
- 118 Belize 2,390 compare
- 119 Djibouti 2,279 compare
- 120 French Guiana 2,276 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 1.67 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 716,396 in 1979.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 117th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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