Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 1.18 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.18 million
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
90th
of 220 groups
All-time high
3.83 million
in 2000
All-time low
1.01 million
in 2021
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) recorded 1.18 million for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 3.83 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.01 million, in 2021.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 90th out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.18 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.73 million | -14.3% |
| 1972 | 2.93 million | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 2.95 million | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 2.90 million | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 2.72 million | -6.0% |
| 1976 | 2.79 million | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 2.94 million | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 3.12 million | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 2.99 million | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 3.44 million | +15.1% |
| 1981 | 3.43 million | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 3.53 million | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 3.45 million | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 3.49 million | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 3.49 million | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 3.30 million | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 3.38 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 3.48 million | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 3.41 million | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 3.49 million | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 3.39 million | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 3.33 million | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 3.41 million | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 3.46 million | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 3.20 million | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 3.21 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.67 million | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 3.13 million | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 3.83 million | +22.4% |
| 2000 | 3.83 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 3.43 million | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 3.34 million | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.11 million | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 3.09 million | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.91 million | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 2.44 million | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 2.31 million | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 2.03 million | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 1.85 million | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 1.69 million | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 1.61 million | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.58 million | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.46 million | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 1.27 million | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 1.21 million | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.15 million | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.21 million | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.19 million | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.17 million | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.16 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.01 million | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 1.19 million | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 1.20 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.18 million | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.92 million | 2.72 million | 3.18 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.44 million | 3.30 million | 3.53 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.41 million | 3.13 million | 3.83 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.83 million | 1.85 million | 3.83 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 million | 1.15 million | 1.69 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 million | 1.01 million | 1.20 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 30.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.10 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 1.18 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.83 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 million in 2021.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 90th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 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