Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps was 24.36 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 24.36 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 50.96 million in 1970 and was at its lowest, 20.87 million, in 2019.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th of 220 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50.96 million | — |
| 1971 | 38.05 million | -25.3% |
| 1972 | 39.27 million | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 40.72 million | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 41.12 million | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 41.71 million | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 42.28 million | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 42.81 million | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 42.78 million | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 42.07 million | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 43.56 million | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 43.13 million | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 43.05 million | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 42.54 million | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 41.78 million | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 40.54 million | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 39.81 million | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 39.12 million | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 39.38 million | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 39.32 million | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 38.38 million | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 37.91 million | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 36.33 million | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 35.53 million | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 35.35 million | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 33.74 million | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 32.66 million | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 33.08 million | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 32.03 million | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 33.20 million | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 33.41 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 31.94 million | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 31.72 million | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 31.18 million | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 31.65 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 31.33 million | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 30.56 million | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 31.33 million | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 30.58 million | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 31.56 million | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 31.49 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 31.27 million | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 27.98 million | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 26.53 million | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 24.35 million | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 22.61 million | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 22.38 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 22.36 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 22.07 million | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 20.87 million | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 21.16 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 21.58 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 23.18 million | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 23.78 million | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 24.36 million | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.18 million | 38.05 million | 50.96 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.23 million | 39.12 million | 43.56 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.82 million | 32.03 million | 38.38 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.53 million | 30.56 million | 33.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.19 million | 20.87 million | 31.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.81 million | 21.16 million | 24.36 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 371.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 24.36 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 50.96 million in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.87 million in 2019.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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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- 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.