Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps was 1.79 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 1.79 million for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 4.23 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.79 million, in 2024.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 114th of 220 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.01 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.97 million | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 2.14 million | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 2.31 million | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 2.48 million | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 2.65 million | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 2.77 million | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 2.60 million | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 2.67 million | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 2.70 million | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 2.73 million | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 2.75 million | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 2.74 million | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.77 million | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 2.73 million | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 2.59 million | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 2.52 million | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 2.60 million | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 2.63 million | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 2.69 million | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 2.90 million | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 3.01 million | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 3.13 million | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 2.95 million | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 3.01 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 3.04 million | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 3.01 million | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.92 million | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 2.91 million | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.86 million | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 2.95 million | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 2.83 million | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 2.89 million | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.94 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 3.23 million | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 3.56 million | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 3.54 million | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 4.23 million | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 4.07 million | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 4.07 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.99 million | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 3.44 million | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 3.12 million | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 2.77 million | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 2.54 million | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 2.25 million | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 2.20 million | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.99 million | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 1.86 million | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 1.83 million | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.97 million | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 2.15 million | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 2.33 million | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 2.07 million | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 1.79 million | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.43 million | 1.97 million | 2.77 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.68 million | 2.52 million | 2.77 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.97 million | 2.86 million | 3.13 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.43 million | 2.83 million | 4.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.60 million | 1.83 million | 3.99 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 million | 1.79 million | 2.33 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 111 Cape Verde 4,132 compare
- 112 Czechia 3,449 compare
- 113 Ukraine 3,125 compare
- 114 New Caledonia 3,090 compare
- 115 Guadeloupe 2,982 compare
- 116 Denmark 2,888 compare
- 117 Uruguay 2,520 compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 51.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 1.79 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.23 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.79 million in 2024.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 114th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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.