Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps was 17.18 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 17.18 million for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 18.86 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.93 million, in 1971.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 10th of 220 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.93 million | — |
| 1972 | 9.32 million | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 9.54 million | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 9.75 million | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 10.19 million | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 10.57 million | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 10.98 million | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 11.68 million | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 12.15 million | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 12.49 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 12.60 million | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 12.93 million | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 13.28 million | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 13.17 million | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 13.08 million | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 13.62 million | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 13.66 million | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 13.91 million | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 13.93 million | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 14.02 million | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 14.38 million | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 14.11 million | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 14.31 million | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 15.01 million | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 15.19 million | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 15.02 million | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 15.10 million | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 15.52 million | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 15.54 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 15.89 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 16.35 million | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 16.75 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 16.80 million | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 17.22 million | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 17.25 million | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 17.30 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 18.29 million | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 18.16 million | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 18.86 million | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 18.62 million | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 18.05 million | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 18.32 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 17.72 million | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 17.05 million | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 16.22 million | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 16.30 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 16.18 million | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 16.04 million | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 15.66 million | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 16.11 million | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 16.50 million | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 17.60 million | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 17.22 million | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 17.18 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.35 million | 8.93 million | 12.15 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 13.27 million | 12.49 million | 13.93 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.82 million | 14.02 million | 15.54 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.29 million | 15.89 million | 18.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.02 million | 15.66 million | 18.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.92 million | 16.11 million | 17.60 million | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 17.18 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 18.86 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.93 million in 1971.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 10th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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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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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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.