Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 576,767 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) stood at 576,767. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 576,767 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 241,566, in 1979.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 120th out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 277,434 | — |
| 1974 | 286,644 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 300,091 | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 310,791 | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 314,425 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 296,903 | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 241,566 | -18.6% |
| 1980 | 331,287 | +37.1% |
| 1981 | 372,977 | +12.6% |
| 1982 | 433,219 | +16.2% |
| 1983 | 504,134 | +16.4% |
| 1984 | 493,613 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 514,858 | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 503,521 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 518,099 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 515,952 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 503,014 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 485,743 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 480,902 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 446,698 | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 466,544 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 436,676 | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 437,198 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 428,188 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 433,326 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 429,013 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 431,921 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 435,328 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 406,874 | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 400,971 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 362,806 | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 365,295 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 401,878 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 435,076 | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 513,031 | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 495,661 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 502,116 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 517,853 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 519,472 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 526,360 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 531,607 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 531,015 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 531,828 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 529,749 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 523,590 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 529,102 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 553,929 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 547,286 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 511,557 | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 571,851 | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 570,364 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 576,767 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 289,693 | 241,566 | 314,425 | 7 |
| 1980s | 469,067 | 331,287 | 518,099 | 10 |
| 1990s | 447,621 | 428,188 | 485,743 | 10 |
| 2000s | 431,904 | 362,806 | 513,031 | 10 |
| 2010s | 529,450 | 517,853 | 553,929 | 10 |
| 2020s | 555,565 | 511,557 | 576,767 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- 117 Belize 954 compare
- 118 Ireland 920 compare
- 119 Vanuatu 810 compare
- 120 Hong Kong, China 731 compare
- 121 Azerbaijan 697 compare
- 122 Luxembourg 690 compare
- 123 Slovenia 658 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.00 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 11.66 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 10.71 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.24 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 576,767 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 576,767 in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 241,566 in 1979.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 120th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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