Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) was 149,781 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), 1986–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) is 149,781, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) peaked at 225,661 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 53,128, in 1990.
That places ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 188th out of 220 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 54,839 | — |
| 1987 | 54,036 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 54,766 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 53,666 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 53,128 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 53,272 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 55,888 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 55,526 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 160,830 | +189.6% |
| 2012 | 181,223 | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 201,995 | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 225,661 | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 224,855 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 213,650 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 178,545 | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 147,279 | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 149,781 | +1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +189.6% | 55,526 | 160,830 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54,327 | 53,666 | 54,839 | 4 |
| 1990s | 54,454 | 53,128 | 55,888 | 4 |
| 2010s | 187,091 | 147,279 | 225,661 | 9 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
- 185 Nauru 3 compare
- 186 Tuvalu 2 compare
- 187 Canada 0
- 187 Cook Islands 0 compare
- 187 Cayman Islands 0 compare
- 187 United Kingdom 0
- 187 Gibraltar 0
- 187 Indonesia 0 compare
- 187 Iceland 0
- 187 Japan 0
- 187 Sri Lanka 0 compare
- 187 Moldova 0 compare
- 187 Maldives 0 compare
- 187 North Macedonia 0 compare
- 187 Montserrat 0 compare
- 187 Malaysia 0
- 187 Norway 0
- 187 Oman 0 compare
- 187 San Marino 0 compare
- 187 Seychelles 0 compare
- 187 Uzbekistan 0 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3338 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3077 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 626,154 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 158,454 (1993)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 149,781 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.3324 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) was 149,781 in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The highest recorded value was 225,661 in 2014.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,128 in 1990.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 188th out of 220 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 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