Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 2.82 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
2.82 million number
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
18th
of 44 groups
All-time high
8.82 million number
in 1995
All-time low
2.66 million number
in 2016
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 2.82 million number.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 8.82 million number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.66 million number, in 2016.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.34 million number | — |
| 1971 | 6.13 million number | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 6.63 million number | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 6.73 million number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 6.63 million number | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 6.36 million number | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 6.48 million number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 6.78 million number | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 7.30 million number | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 7.02 million number | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 8.06 million number | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 8.02 million number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 8.20 million number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 8.05 million number | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 8.14 million number | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 8.05 million number | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 8.72 million number | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 7.77 million number | -10.8% |
| 1988 | 7.94 million number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 7.78 million number | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 8.10 million number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 7.80 million number | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 7.84 million number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 7.73 million number | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 7.87 million number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 8.82 million number | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 8.81 million number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 8.24 million number | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 8.80 million number | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 8.47 million number | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 8.49 million number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 7.67 million number | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 7.48 million number | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 7.03 million number | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 6.97 million number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 6.59 million number | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 5.97 million number | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 5.30 million number | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 4.73 million number | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 4.33 million number | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 3.97 million number | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 3.80 million number | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 3.68 million number | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 3.39 million number | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 2.93 million number | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 2.81 million number | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 2.66 million number | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 2.79 million number | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 2.77 million number | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.82 million number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.64 million number | 6.13 million number | 7.30 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.07 million number | 7.77 million number | 8.72 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.25 million number | 7.73 million number | 8.82 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.46 million number | 4.33 million number | 8.49 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.16 million number | 2.66 million number | 3.97 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean was 2.82 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 8.82 million number in 1995.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.66 million number in 2016.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.