Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in IDA total
IDA total: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 14.54 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
14.54 million number
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
3rd
of 42 groups
All-time high
16.20 million number
in 2009
All-time low
5.25 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in IDA total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 14.54 million number for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in IDA total peaked at 16.20 million number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.25 million number, in 1970.
That places IDA total 3rd out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in IDA total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.25 million number | — |
| 1971 | 5.33 million number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 5.68 million number | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 6.09 million number | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 6.39 million number | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 6.60 million number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 6.96 million number | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 7.05 million number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 7.16 million number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 7.62 million number | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 8.12 million number | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 8.41 million number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 8.66 million number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 8.80 million number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 8.74 million number | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 8.72 million number | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 8.81 million number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 8.93 million number | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 9.23 million number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 9.25 million number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 9.27 million number | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 9.65 million number | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 9.51 million number | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 9.67 million number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 10.48 million number | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 10.93 million number | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 10.90 million number | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 11.39 million number | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 11.76 million number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 11.76 million number | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.33 million number | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 12.93 million number | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 13.62 million number | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 14.17 million number | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 14.91 million number | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 14.70 million number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 14.81 million number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 15.80 million number | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 15.79 million number | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.20 million number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 16.00 million number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 15.57 million number | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 15.82 million number | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 15.54 million number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 14.90 million number | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 14.28 million number | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 14.42 million number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 14.49 million number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 14.58 million number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 14.54 million number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.41 million number | 5.25 million number | 7.62 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.77 million number | 8.12 million number | 9.25 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.53 million number | 9.27 million number | 11.76 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.53 million number | 12.33 million number | 16.20 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.01 million number | 14.28 million number | 16.00 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in IDA total?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in IDA total was 14.54 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 16.20 million number in 2009.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.25 million number in 1970.
- How does IDA total rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- IDA total ranks 3rd out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.