Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in World
World: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 22.47 million number in 2019. βΌ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in World, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in World is 22.47 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in World peaked at 45.00 million number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 22.47 million number, in 2019.
That places World 1st out of 42 regions with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.73 million number | 39.76 million number | 44.33 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.71 million number | 40.44 million number | 45.00 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.34 million number | 34.13 million number | 39.50 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.51 million number | 31.51 million number | 34.48 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.15 million number | 22.47 million number | 32.32 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Brazil 1.44 million number compare
- 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.36 million number compare
- 3 Ethiopia 1.11 million number compare
- 4 Madagascar 1.09 million number compare
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in World?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in World was 22.47 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 45.00 million number in 1980.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.47 million number in 2019.
- How does World rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- World ranks 1st out of 42 regions with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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About this data
Number of pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.