Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 3.89 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.89 million
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
44th
of 220 groups
All-time high
5.08 million
in 2009
All-time low
2.54 million
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1975–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M197519992024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 stood at 3.89 million.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 5.08 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.54 million, in 1975.

That places GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 44th out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1975 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1975 2.54 million
1976 2.65 million +4.7%
1977 2.85 million +7.4%
1978 3.13 million +9.9%
1979 3.25 million +3.6%
1980 3.41 million +5.1%
1981 3.45 million +1.3%
1982 3.72 million +7.6%
1983 3.84 million +3.4%
1984 3.83 million -0.2%
1985 3.86 million +0.6%
1986 4.03 million +4.4%
1987 4.00 million -0.7%
1988 4.04 million +1.0%
1989 4.09 million +1.4%
1990 4.19 million +2.4%
1991 4.26 million +1.7%
1992 4.25 million -0.1%
1993 4.35 million +2.3%
1994 4.35 million -0.0%
1995 4.42 million +1.6%
1996 4.39 million -0.6%
1997 4.44 million +0.9%
1998 4.55 million +2.6%
1999 4.63 million +1.8%
2000 4.69 million +1.3%
2001 4.74 million +0.9%
2002 4.65 million -1.9%
2003 4.57 million -1.7%
2004 4.78 million +4.6%
2005 4.88 million +2.0%
2006 4.94 million +1.3%
2007 5.05 million +2.3%
2008 4.92 million -2.6%
2009 5.08 million +3.2%
2010 4.96 million -2.4%
2011 4.67 million -5.9%
2012 4.71 million +1.0%
2013 4.51 million -4.2%
2014 4.27 million -5.5%
2015 4.04 million -5.4%
2016 3.87 million -4.0%
2017 3.81 million -1.6%
2018 3.74 million -1.9%
2019 3.53 million -5.5%
2020 3.53 million -0.2%
2021 3.33 million -5.6%
2022 3.74 million +12.3%
2023 3.80 million +1.8%
2024 3.89 million +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.88 million 2.54 million 3.25 million 5
1980s 3.83 million 3.41 million 4.09 million 10
1990s 4.38 million 4.19 million 4.63 million 10
2000s 4.83 million 4.57 million 5.08 million 10
2010s 4.21 million 3.53 million 4.96 million 10
2020s 3.66 million 3.33 million 3.89 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024

  1. 41 Argentina 43,457 compare
  2. 42 Cambodia 43,227 compare
  3. 43 Iran, Islamic Republic of 42,988 compare
  4. 44 Mexico 39,135 compare
  5. 45 Peru 37,549 compare
  6. 46 Sierra Leone 37,368 compare
  7. 47 Syrian Arab Republic 36,748 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 3.89 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 5.08 million in 2009.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 2.54 million in 1975.
How does GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 44th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 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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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
419 places, 15,635 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release