Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 267,018 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Afghanistan, 1974–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Afghanistan is 267,018 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 14.2% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Afghanistan peaked at 267,018 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22,949 number, in 1984.
That places Afghanistan 23rd out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 176,040 number | — |
| 1977 | 233,410 number | +32.6% |
| 1978 | 238,543 number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 144,815 number | -39.3% |
| 1981 | 42,826 number | -70.4% |
| 1982 | 35,165 number | -17.9% |
| 1984 | 22,949 number | -34.7% |
| 1985 | 24,552 number | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 70,786 number | +188.3% |
| 2016 | 227,304 number | +221.1% |
| 2017 | 233,897 number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 267,018 number | +14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 215,998 number | 176,040 number | 238,543 number | 3 |
| 1980s | 54,061 number | 22,949 number | 144,815 number | 5 |
| 1990s | 70,786 number | 70,786 number | 70,786 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 242,740 number | 227,304 number | 267,018 number | 3 |
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More education data for Afghanistan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 67,949 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 95,218 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,568 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 315,412 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Afghanistan?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Afghanistan was 267,018 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 267,018 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,949 number in 1984.
- How does Afghanistan rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.