Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 10.75 million in 2024. βΌ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 10.75 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 19.67 million in 1970 and was at its lowest, 9.08 million, in 2019.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 6th of 222 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.20 million | 14.45 million | 19.67 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.48 million | 15.86 million | 17.12 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.71 million | 13.65 million | 15.72 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.92 million | 13.44 million | 14.49 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.22 million | 9.08 million | 14.19 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.05 million | 9.17 million | 10.75 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 964,661 compare
- 4 Malawi 617,151 compare
- 5 Madagascar 519,895 compare
- 6 Ethiopia 413,005 compare
- 7 Uganda 383,387 compare
- 8 Rwanda 356,313 compare
- 9 Cote d'Ivoire 310,779 compare
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 368.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in MDG: Developing Regions was 10.75 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 19.67 million in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.08 million in 2019.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 6th out of 222 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release