Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 13.33 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.33 million
Change on year
up 3.3%
Rank
30th
of 220 groups
All-time high
47.38 million
in 1970
All-time low
11.15 million
in 2021
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 13.33 million for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 47.38 million in 1970 and was at its lowest, 11.15 million, in 2021.
That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 30th 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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.38 million | — |
| 1971 | 34.84 million | -26.5% |
| 1972 | 35.97 million | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 37.26 million | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 37.56 million | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 38.10 million | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 38.47 million | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 38.76 million | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 38.57 million | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 38.14 million | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 39.20 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 38.72 million | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 38.53 million | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 38.03 million | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 37.23 million | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 35.97 million | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 35.09 million | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 34.34 million | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 34.43 million | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 34.39 million | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 33.54 million | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 32.83 million | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 31.53 million | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 30.56 million | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 29.65 million | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 27.73 million | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 26.70 million | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 26.85 million | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 25.58 million | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 26.73 million | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 26.48 million | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 24.52 million | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 23.63 million | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 22.76 million | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 23.00 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 23.43 million | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 22.50 million | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 22.87 million | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 21.94 million | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 22.26 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 22.25 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 21.85 million | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 18.30 million | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 16.83 million | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 14.90 million | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 13.39 million | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 12.97 million | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 12.67 million | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 12.19 million | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 11.22 million | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 11.37 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 11.15 million | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 12.28 million | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 12.90 million | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 13.33 million | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.50 million | 34.84 million | 47.38 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.59 million | 34.34 million | 39.20 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.17 million | 25.58 million | 33.54 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.34 million | 21.94 million | 26.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.66 million | 11.22 million | 22.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.21 million | 11.15 million | 13.33 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 13.33 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.38 million in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.15 million in 2021.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 30th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: 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