Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps was 12.20 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) recorded 12.20 million for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 12.20 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.33 million, in 1971.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 32nd out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.58 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.33 million | -9.7% |
| 1972 | 2.41 million | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 2.51 million | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 2.58 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 2.63 million | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 2.86 million | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 3.11 million | +8.8% |
| 1978 | 3.25 million | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 3.42 million | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 3.68 million | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 3.83 million | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 4.07 million | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 4.07 million | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.09 million | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 4.06 million | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 4.28 million | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 4.43 million | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 4.64 million | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 4.58 million | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 4.42 million | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 4.63 million | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 4.33 million | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 4.49 million | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 5.23 million | +16.5% |
| 1995 | 5.58 million | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 5.64 million | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 5.98 million | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 6.35 million | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 6.47 million | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 6.95 million | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 7.55 million | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 8.19 million | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 8.73 million | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 9.03 million | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 8.27 million | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 8.44 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 8.97 million | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 9.15 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 9.81 million | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 9.76 million | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 9.87 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 10.24 million | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 10.35 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 10.18 million | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 10.07 million | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 10.28 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 10.56 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 10.70 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 10.57 million | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 10.94 million | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 11.57 million | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 12.05 million | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 12.03 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 12.20 million | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.77 million | 2.33 million | 3.42 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.17 million | 3.68 million | 4.64 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.31 million | 4.33 million | 6.47 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.51 million | 6.95 million | 9.81 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.26 million | 9.76 million | 10.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.76 million | 10.94 million | 12.20 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 12.20 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.20 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.33 million in 1971.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 32nd out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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.