Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps was 15.95 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Ida Total, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Ida Total is 15.95 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Ida Total peaked at 16.36 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.67 million, in 1971.
That places WB: Ida Total 11th out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Ida Total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.91 million | — |
| 1971 | 5.67 million | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 5.96 million | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 6.36 million | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 6.64 million | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 6.83 million | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 7.16 million | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 7.25 million | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 7.35 million | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 7.87 million | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 8.36 million | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 8.64 million | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 8.90 million | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 9.03 million | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 8.96 million | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 8.92 million | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 9.01 million | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 9.13 million | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 9.42 million | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 9.42 million | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 9.46 million | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 9.84 million | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 9.68 million | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 9.92 million | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 10.71 million | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 11.18 million | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 11.14 million | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 11.53 million | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 11.88 million | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 11.85 million | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 12.40 million | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 12.98 million | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 13.68 million | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 14.23 million | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 14.97 million | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 14.77 million | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 14.88 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 15.87 million | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 15.87 million | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.27 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 16.08 million | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 15.64 million | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 15.89 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 15.60 million | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 14.98 million | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 14.36 million | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 14.37 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 14.36 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 14.29 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 14.10 million | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 14.65 million | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 15.38 million | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 16.36 million | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 15.99 million | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 15.95 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.70 million | 5.67 million | 7.87 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.98 million | 8.36 million | 9.42 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.72 million | 9.46 million | 11.88 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.59 million | 12.40 million | 16.27 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.97 million | 14.10 million | 16.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.67 million | 14.65 million | 16.36 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ida Total
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 70.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 12.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Ida Total?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Ida Total was 15.95 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The highest recorded value was 16.36 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.67 million in 1971.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 11th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Total 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.