Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) was 2.48 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 2.48 % change on previous year for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 130.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 7.39 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -25.58 % change on previous year, in 1971.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 41st of 220 groups on this measure, in the top 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 WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -25.58 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 3.22 % change on previous year | -112.6% |
| 1973 | 3.65 % change on previous year | +13.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9548 % change on previous year | -73.8% |
| 1975 | 1.46 % change on previous year | +52.6% |
| 1976 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
| 1978 | -0.2382 % change on previous year | -120.0% |
| 1979 | -0.8823 % change on previous year | +270.5% |
| 1980 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -418.4% |
| 1981 | -0.9724 % change on previous year | -134.6% |
| 1982 | -0.0986 % change on previous year | -89.9% |
| 1983 | -1.14 % change on previous year | +1055.8% |
| 1984 | -1.79 % change on previous year | +57.3% |
| 1985 | -3.03 % change on previous year | +69.3% |
| 1986 | -1.78 % change on previous year | -41.4% |
| 1987 | -1.8 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7392 % change on previous year | -141.1% |
| 1989 | -0.1481 % change on previous year | -120.0% |
| 1990 | -2.46 % change on previous year | +1562.1% |
| 1991 | -1.28 % change on previous year | -48.2% |
| 1992 | -4.29 % change on previous year | +235.6% |
| 1993 | -2.26 % change on previous year | -47.3% |
| 1994 | -0.4719 % change on previous year | -79.1% |
| 1995 | -4.55 % change on previous year | +864.4% |
| 1996 | -3.19 % change on previous year | -29.9% |
| 1997 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -142.5% |
| 1998 | -3.09 % change on previous year | -327.6% |
| 1999 | 3.97 % change on previous year | -228.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6753 % change on previous year | -83.0% |
| 2001 | -4.42 % change on previous year | -753.9% |
| 2002 | -0.7538 % change on previous year | -82.9% |
| 2003 | -1.6 % change on previous year | +112.6% |
| 2004 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -199.4% |
| 2005 | -0.8948 % change on previous year | -156.2% |
| 2006 | -2.34 % change on previous year | +161.5% |
| 2007 | 2.85 % change on previous year | -221.9% |
| 2008 | -2.27 % change on previous year | -179.4% |
| 2009 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -246.0% |
| 2010 | -0.2273 % change on previous year | -106.9% |
| 2011 | -0.6279 % change on previous year | +176.2% |
| 2012 | -10.51 % change on previous year | +1573.9% |
| 2013 | -5.16 % change on previous year | -50.9% |
| 2014 | -8.21 % change on previous year | +59.2% |
| 2015 | -7.22 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 2016 | -0.9873 % change on previous year | -86.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0181 % change on previous year | -101.8% |
| 2018 | -1.21 % change on previous year | -6791.3% |
| 2019 | -5.54 % change on previous year | +357.9% |
| 2020 | 1.65 % change on previous year | -129.8% |
| 2021 | 2.35 % change on previous year | +42.1% |
| 2022 | 7.39 % change on previous year | +215.0% |
| 2023 | 2.53 % change on previous year | -65.7% |
| 2024 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -6791.3% | 0.0181 % change on previous year | -1.21 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | -1562.1% | -0.1481 % change on previous year | -2.46 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | -1573.9% | -0.6279 % change on previous year | -10.51 % change on previous year |
| 1983 | -1055.8% | -0.0986 % change on previous year | -1.14 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.65 % change on previous year | -25.58 % change on previous year | 3.65 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | -0.721 % change on previous year | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.63 % change on previous year | -4.55 % change on previous year | 3.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3844 % change on previous year | -4.42 % change on previous year | 3.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.97 % change on previous year | -10.51 % change on previous year | 0.0181 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.28 % change on previous year | 1.65 % change on previous year | 7.39 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- 38 Spain 23.19 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Korea 22.58 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Congo 22.31 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Nicaragua 22.24 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Benin 22.19 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Namibia 16.72 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Sierra Leone 16.16 % change on previous year compare
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8608 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 267.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 2.48 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.39 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.58 % change on previous year in 1971.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number)?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 41st out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.