Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps was 1.52 million in 2020. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1975–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 1.52 million for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 3.66 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.52 million, in 2020.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 118th out of 220 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.89 million | — |
| 1976 | 3.01 million | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 2.84 million | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 2.91 million | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 2.95 million | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 2.96 million | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 2.98 million | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 2.97 million | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.94 million | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 2.81 million | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 2.63 million | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 2.52 million | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 2.43 million | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 2.46 million | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 2.46 million | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 2.55 million | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 2.69 million | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 2.78 million | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 2.80 million | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.84 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.89 million | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 2.89 million | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.83 million | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 2.79 million | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.72 million | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.72 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.63 million | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.61 million | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.76 million | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 3.09 million | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 3.49 million | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 3.58 million | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 3.66 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 3.64 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.65 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 3.54 million | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.01 million | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 2.81 million | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 2.58 million | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 2.36 million | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 2.16 million | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 1.95 million | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 1.71 million | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 1.60 million | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 1.55 million | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.52 million | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.92 million | 2.84 million | 3.01 million | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.72 million | 2.43 million | 2.98 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.78 million | 2.55 million | 2.89 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.18 million | 2.61 million | 3.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 million | 1.55 million | 3.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 million | 1.52 million | 1.52 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 1.52 million in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.66 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 million in 2020.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 118th out of 220 groups with data for 2020.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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.