Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Low income
Low income: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 10.20 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
10.20 million number
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
12th
of 42 groups
All-time high
10.30 million number
in 2018
All-time low
2.43 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Low income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Low income stood at 10.20 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Low income peaked at 10.30 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.43 million number, in 1970.
That places Low income 12th out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Low income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.43 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.49 million number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 2.56 million number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 2.67 million number | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 2.76 million number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 2.81 million number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 3.02 million number | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 3.23 million number | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 3.32 million number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 3.40 million number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 3.51 million number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 3.59 million number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 3.73 million number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 3.73 million number | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.78 million number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 3.83 million number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 3.99 million number | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 4.02 million number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 4.23 million number | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 4.21 million number | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 4.12 million number | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 4.37 million number | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 4.10 million number | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 4.22 million number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 5.01 million number | +18.7% |
| 1995 | 5.40 million number | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 5.42 million number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 5.85 million number | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 6.16 million number | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 6.24 million number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 6.70 million number | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 7.20 million number | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 7.87 million number | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 8.24 million number | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 8.40 million number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 7.66 million number | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 7.87 million number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 8.37 million number | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 8.70 million number | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 9.37 million number | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 9.36 million number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 9.55 million number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 9.92 million number | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 9.92 million number | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.64 million number | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 9.40 million number | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 9.62 million number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 9.97 million number | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 10.30 million number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 10.20 million number | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.87 million number | 2.43 million number | 3.40 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.86 million number | 3.51 million number | 4.23 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.09 million number | 4.10 million number | 6.24 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.04 million number | 6.70 million number | 9.37 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.79 million number | 9.36 million number | 10.30 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Low income?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Low income was 10.20 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 10.30 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 million number in 1970.
- How does Low income rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- Low income ranks 12th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.