Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps was 2.37 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in MDG: Latin America, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in MDG: Latin America is 2.37 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in MDG: Latin America peaked at 8.12 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.95 million, in 2021.
That places MDG: Latin America 104th out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.53 million | — |
| 1971 | 5.50 million | -15.9% |
| 1972 | 5.85 million | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 6.03 million | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 6.03 million | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 5.83 million | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 6.00 million | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 6.39 million | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 6.92 million | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 6.63 million | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 7.63 million | +15.1% |
| 1981 | 7.58 million | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 7.79 million | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 7.64 million | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 7.74 million | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 7.67 million | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 7.26 million | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 7.43 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 7.58 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 7.43 million | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 7.75 million | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 7.46 million | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 7.50 million | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 7.36 million | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 7.49 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 6.92 million | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 6.85 million | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 7.85 million | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 6.80 million | -13.3% |
| 1999 | 8.12 million | +19.3% |
| 2000 | 8.12 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7.30 million | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 7.11 million | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 6.67 million | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 6.60 million | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 6.22 million | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 5.25 million | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 4.96 million | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 4.38 million | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 3.98 million | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 3.58 million | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 3.38 million | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 3.23 million | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 3.00 million | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 2.60 million | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 2.50 million | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.38 million | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 2.49 million | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 2.45 million | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.37 million | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.39 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.95 million | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 2.32 million | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 2.38 million | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 2.37 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.17 million | 5.50 million | 6.92 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.57 million | 7.26 million | 7.79 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.41 million | 6.80 million | 8.12 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.06 million | 3.98 million | 8.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.80 million | 2.37 million | 3.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.28 million | 1.95 million | 2.39 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in MDG: Latin America?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in MDG: Latin America was 2.37 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.12 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 million in 2021.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 104th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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.
Computed from
- 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.