Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Pacific Island Small States
WB: Pacific Island Small States: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps was 4,138 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Pacific Island Small States, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Pacific Island Small States stood at 4,138. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Pacific Island Small States peaked at 17,331 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4,138, in 2024.
WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 214th of 220 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Pacific Island Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11,791 | — |
| 1972 | 12,085 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 12,007 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 11,696 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 11,982 | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 11,765 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 11,810 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 12,066 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 10,038 | -16.8% |
| 1980 | 11,181 | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 10,500 | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 10,146 | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 9,944 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 9,628 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 10,296 | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 10,564 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 10,530 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 10,593 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 10,461 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 10,261 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 8,638 | -15.8% |
| 1992 | 8,327 | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 9,207 | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 11,291 | +22.6% |
| 1995 | 11,592 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 10,605 | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 10,993 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 10,758 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 10,208 | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 9,965 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 8,769 | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 10,038 | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 11,964 | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 13,696 | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 14,019 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 14,602 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 14,653 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 14,353 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 14,266 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 14,420 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 15,835 | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 16,093 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 15,532 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 15,277 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 17,331 | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 16,502 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 14,067 | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 12,464 | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 13,015 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 9,726 | -25.3% |
| 2021 | 6,200 | -36.3% |
| 2022 | 5,272 | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 4,507 | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 4,138 | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,693 | 10,038 | 12,085 | 9 |
| 1980s | 10,384 | 9,628 | 11,181 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,188 | 8,327 | 11,592 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,632 | 8,769 | 14,653 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,054 | 12,464 | 17,331 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,968 | 4,138 | 9,726 | 5 |
More education data for WB: Pacific Island Small States
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,820 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 49,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,363 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2596 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 185,819 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 95,859 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Pacific Island Small States was 4,138 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 17,331 in 2015.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,138 in 2024.
- How does WB: Pacific Island Small States rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 214th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps rising or falling in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pacific Island Small States 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.