Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 6.29 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
6.29 million number
Change on year
down 11.3%
Rank
15th
of 42 groups
All-time high
17.17 million number
in 1973
All-time low
6.29 million number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Lower middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Lower middle income is 6.29 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Lower middle income peaked at 17.17 million number in 1973 and was at its lowest, 6.29 million number, in 2019.
Lower middle income ranks 15th of 42 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.73 million number | — |
| 1971 | 16.99 million number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 16.97 million number | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 17.17 million number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 16.85 million number | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 16.80 million number | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 16.46 million number | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 16.24 million number | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 15.49 million number | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 15.56 million number | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 15.58 million number | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 15.37 million number | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 14.72 million number | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 14.22 million number | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 13.51 million number | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 12.24 million number | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 11.52 million number | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 10.79 million number | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 11.10 million number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 11.28 million number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 11.41 million number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 11.65 million number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 11.84 million number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 12.05 million number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 12.18 million number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 12.20 million number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 12.34 million number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 12.64 million number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 12.79 million number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 12.87 million number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 13.26 million number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 12.62 million number | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 12.54 million number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 12.95 million number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 13.52 million number | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 13.96 million number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 13.98 million number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 14.57 million number | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 14.19 million number | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 14.72 million number | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 15.08 million number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 15.04 million number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 11.62 million number | -22.8% |
| 2013 | 10.72 million number | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 9.12 million number | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 7.87 million number | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 7.68 million number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 7.41 million number | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 7.09 million number | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 6.29 million number | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.53 million number | 15.49 million number | 17.17 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.03 million number | 10.79 million number | 15.58 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.20 million number | 11.41 million number | 12.87 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.63 million number | 12.54 million number | 14.72 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.79 million number | 6.29 million number | 15.08 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More education data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.20 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Lower middle income?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Lower middle income was 6.29 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 17.17 million number in 1973.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.29 million number in 2019.
- How does Lower middle income rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- Lower middle income ranks 15th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.