Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) (primary) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) (primary) was 2.12 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 2.12 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 14.38 million in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.15 million, in 2019.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 64th out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) (primary) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.38 million | — |
| 1980 | 10.39 million | -27.7% |
| 1981 | 10.15 million | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 9.91 million | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 9.74 million | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 9.44 million | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 9.13 million | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 9.05 million | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 8.62 million | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 8.59 million | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 8.61 million | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 8.25 million | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 8.19 million | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 7.79 million | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 7.49 million | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 7.15 million | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 6.61 million | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 6.42 million | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 5.99 million | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 5.76 million | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 5.56 million | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 5.38 million | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 4.98 million | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 4.73 million | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 4.77 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 4.74 million | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 4.99 million | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 4.95 million | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 5.22 million | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 5.15 million | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 5.50 million | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 5.76 million | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 5.85 million | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 4.03 million | -31.0% |
| 2013 | 3.44 million | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 2.72 million | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 2.04 million | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 1.88 million | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 1.78 million | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 1.61 million | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 1.15 million | -28.4% |
| 2020 | 1.19 million | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.51 million | +27.0% |
| 2022 | 1.63 million | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 1.93 million | +18.5% |
| 2024 | 2.12 million | +9.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) (primary) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +27.0% | 1.19 million | 1.51 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.38 million | 14.38 million | 14.38 million | 1 |
| 1980s | 9.36 million | 8.59 million | 10.39 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.92 million | 5.56 million | 8.25 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.04 million | 4.73 million | 5.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.03 million | 1.15 million | 5.85 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 million | 1.19 million | 2.12 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 2.12 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.38 million in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 million in 2019.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 64th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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