Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 612,885 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 612,885 for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 823,415 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 354,082, in 1973.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 145th of 220 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 371,799 | — |
| 1971 | 383,272 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 360,005 | -6.1% |
| 1973 | 354,082 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 380,706 | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 394,641 | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 408,827 | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 431,066 | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 452,935 | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 468,001 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 506,209 | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 505,680 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 517,223 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 519,370 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 496,018 | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 524,805 | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 408,704 | -22.1% |
| 1987 | 434,511 | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 468,126 | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 509,817 | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 541,421 | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 585,151 | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 625,055 | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 696,458 | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 703,592 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 712,366 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 700,761 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 725,192 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 734,140 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 730,356 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 733,839 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 751,882 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 796,425 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 819,592 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 823,415 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 808,462 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 796,297 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 781,610 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 776,397 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 696,190 | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 715,734 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 765,374 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 822,175 | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 713,769 | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 585,077 | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 586,424 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 489,063 | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 565,898 | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 567,829 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 567,647 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 578,041 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 365,640 | -36.7% |
| 2022 | 575,084 | +57.3% |
| 2023 | 627,447 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 612,885 | -2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +57.3% | 365,640 | 575,084 |
| 2021 | -36.7% | 578,041 | 365,640 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 400,533 | 354,082 | 468,001 | 10 |
| 1980s | 489,046 | 408,704 | 524,805 | 10 |
| 1990s | 675,449 | 541,421 | 734,140 | 10 |
| 2000s | 778,411 | 696,190 | 823,415 | 10 |
| 2010s | 637,899 | 489,063 | 822,175 | 10 |
| 2020s | 551,819 | 365,640 | 627,447 | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320,705 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 612,885 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 823,415 in 2004.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 354,082 in 1973.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 145th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 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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