Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps was 24.25 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) is 24.25 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 49.97 million in 1970 and was at its lowest, 20.66 million, in 2019.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 9th 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 WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49.97 million | — |
| 1971 | 37.19 million | -25.6% |
| 1972 | 38.39 million | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 39.79 million | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 40.17 million | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 40.75 million | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 41.33 million | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 41.82 million | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 41.72 million | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 41.35 million | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 42.51 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 42.10 million | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 42.06 million | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 41.58 million | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 40.83 million | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 39.60 million | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 38.89 million | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 38.19 million | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 38.47 million | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 38.42 million | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 37.47 million | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 36.99 million | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 35.41 million | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 34.61 million | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 34.44 million | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 32.88 million | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 31.83 million | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 32.26 million | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 31.26 million | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 32.51 million | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 32.73 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 31.28 million | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 31.05 million | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 30.55 million | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 31.03 million | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 30.76 million | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 30.04 million | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 30.89 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 30.19 million | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 31.19 million | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 31.12 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 30.93 million | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 27.68 million | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 26.25 million | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 24.09 million | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 22.35 million | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 22.13 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 22.14 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.87 million | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 20.66 million | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 21.00 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 21.49 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 23.08 million | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 23.67 million | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 24.25 million | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.25 million | 37.19 million | 49.97 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.27 million | 38.19 million | 42.51 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.97 million | 31.26 million | 37.47 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.97 million | 30.04 million | 32.73 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.92 million | 20.66 million | 31.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.70 million | 21.00 million | 24.25 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8608 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 267.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 24.25 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.97 million in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.66 million in 2019.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 9th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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.