Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 8.80 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.80 million
Change on year
up 7.1%
Rank
42nd
of 220 groups
All-time high
28.66 million
in 1970
All-time low
6.24 million
in 2019
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 8.80 million for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 28.66 million in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6.24 million, in 2019.
That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 42nd out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.66 million | — |
| 1971 | 16.88 million | -41.1% |
| 1972 | 16.89 million | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 17.08 million | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 16.73 million | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 16.68 million | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 16.33 million | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 16.12 million | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 15.32 million | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 15.37 million | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 15.40 million | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 15.23 million | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 14.65 million | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 14.21 million | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 13.47 million | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 12.24 million | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 11.46 million | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 10.75 million | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 11.10 million | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 11.23 million | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 11.34 million | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 11.50 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 11.72 million | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 11.92 million | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 12.09 million | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 12.14 million | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 12.34 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 12.59 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 12.71 million | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 12.74 million | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 13.00 million | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 12.45 million | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 12.45 million | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.90 million | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 13.37 million | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 13.83 million | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 13.84 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 14.50 million | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 14.37 million | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 14.85 million | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 15.38 million | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 15.32 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 11.98 million | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 11.01 million | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 9.37 million | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 8.14 million | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 7.83 million | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 7.52 million | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 7.10 million | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 6.24 million | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 6.52 million | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 6.93 million | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 7.62 million | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 8.22 million | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 8.80 million | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.61 million | 15.32 million | 28.66 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.97 million | 10.75 million | 15.40 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.11 million | 11.34 million | 12.74 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.56 million | 12.45 million | 14.85 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.99 million | 6.24 million | 15.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.62 million | 6.52 million | 8.80 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 8.80 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.66 million in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.24 million in 2019.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 42nd out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 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