Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps was 5.23 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) is 5.23 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) peaked at 5.23 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.11 million, in 1971.
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 63rd 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 (number), gaps in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.38 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.11 million | -20.1% |
| 1972 | 1.13 million | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 1.12 million | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.17 million | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 1.17 million | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.21 million | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 1.24 million | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 1.29 million | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 1.39 million | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 1.56 million | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 1.63 million | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 1.76 million | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 1.80 million | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 1.84 million | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 1.87 million | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.99 million | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 2.05 million | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 2.15 million | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 2.02 million | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 1.88 million | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 2.06 million | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 1.79 million | -12.9% |
| 1993 | 1.79 million | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 2.39 million | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 2.43 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 2.34 million | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 2.42 million | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 2.47 million | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 2.38 million | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 2.56 million | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 2.74 million | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 3.00 million | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 3.24 million | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 3.55 million | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 3.68 million | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 3.87 million | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 4.21 million | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 4.14 million | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 4.36 million | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 4.09 million | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 4.00 million | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.99 million | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.98 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.84 million | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 3.71 million | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 3.83 million | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.92 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 3.91 million | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 3.98 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.32 million | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 4.92 million | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 5.15 million | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 5.12 million | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 5.23 million | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.22 million | 1.11 million | 1.39 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.87 million | 1.56 million | 2.15 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.20 million | 1.79 million | 2.47 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.54 million | 2.56 million | 4.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.93 million | 3.71 million | 4.09 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.95 million | 4.32 million | 5.23 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
More education data for ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9826 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) was 5.23 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.23 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 million in 1971.
- How does ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 63rd out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps rising or falling in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.