Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 151,295 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2020, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries stood at 151,295.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 201,911 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 109,256, in 2003.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 172nd out of 220 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 117,461 | — |
| 1999 | 126,187 | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 116,229 | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 116,049 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 122,964 | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 109,256 | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 114,836 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 128,908 | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 132,702 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 137,535 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 157,128 | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 159,164 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 180,002 | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 167,797 | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 176,973 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 201,911 | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 189,977 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 178,733 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 186,953 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 153,215 | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 149,987 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 149,885 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 151,295 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 121,824 | 117,461 | 126,187 | 2 |
| 2000s | 129,477 | 109,256 | 159,164 | 10 |
| 2010s | 173,543 | 149,885 | 201,911 | 10 |
| 2020s | 151,295 | 151,295 | 151,295 | 1 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.9% (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.42 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.1% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.25 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 376,949 (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 7.60 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 3.85 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 151,295 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 201,911 in 2013.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,256 in 2003.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 172nd out of 220 groups with data for 2020.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release