Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 7.82 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.82 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
10th
of 220 groups
All-time high
8.54 million
in 2010
All-time low
4.00 million
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 7.82 million for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 8.54 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.00 million, in 1975.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 10th out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 4.00 million | — |
| 1976 | 4.17 million | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 4.42 million | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 4.76 million | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 5.03 million | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 5.17 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 5.31 million | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 5.46 million | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 5.61 million | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 5.61 million | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 5.57 million | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 5.81 million | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 5.85 million | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 5.97 million | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 6.00 million | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 6.08 million | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 6.23 million | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 6.11 million | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 6.20 million | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 6.44 million | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 6.51 million | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 6.43 million | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 6.48 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 6.68 million | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 6.80 million | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 6.94 million | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 7.23 million | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 7.42 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 7.52 million | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.72 million | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 7.68 million | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 7.69 million | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 8.17 million | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 8.10 million | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 8.49 million | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 8.54 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 8.40 million | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 8.41 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.11 million | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 7.84 million | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 7.42 million | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 7.42 million | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.35 million | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 7.28 million | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 7.05 million | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 7.20 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 7.40 million | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 7.96 million | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 7.86 million | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 7.82 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.48 million | 4.00 million | 5.03 million | 5 |
| 1980s | 5.64 million | 5.17 million | 6.00 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.40 million | 6.08 million | 6.80 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.70 million | 6.94 million | 8.49 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.78 million | 7.05 million | 8.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.65 million | 7.20 million | 7.96 million | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 7.82 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 8.54 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.00 million in 1975.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 10th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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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