Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 10.73 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10.73 million
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
7th
of 220 groups
All-time high
19.74 million
in 1970
All-time low
9.09 million
in 2019
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 10.73 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 19.74 million in 1970 and was at its lowest, 9.09 million, in 2019.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 7th out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19.74 million | — |
| 1971 | 14.54 million | -26.3% |
| 1972 | 14.93 million | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 15.47 million | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 15.51 million | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 15.99 million | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 16.39 million | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 16.74 million | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 16.75 million | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 16.59 million | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 17.17 million | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 17.12 million | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 17.06 million | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 16.90 million | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 16.67 million | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 16.28 million | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 16.12 million | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 15.94 million | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 16.11 million | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 16.12 million | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 15.81 million | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 15.83 million | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 15.18 million | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 15.11 million | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 15.05 million | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 14.36 million | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 14.13 million | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 14.38 million | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 13.74 million | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 14.53 million | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 14.55 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.22 million | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 13.96 million | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 13.90 million | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 14.15 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 13.87 million | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 13.46 million | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 13.86 million | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 13.51 million | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 14.03 million | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 14.14 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 14.21 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 12.55 million | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 11.92 million | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 10.90 million | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 10.07 million | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 9.91 million | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 9.83 million | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.71 million | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 9.09 million | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 9.18 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 9.46 million | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 10.31 million | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 10.55 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 10.73 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.27 million | 14.54 million | 19.74 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.55 million | 15.94 million | 17.17 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.81 million | 13.74 million | 15.83 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.95 million | 13.46 million | 14.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.23 million | 9.09 million | 14.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.05 million | 9.18 million | 10.73 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 274.67 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 178.96 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 371.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 374.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 181.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 10.73 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 19.74 million in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.09 million in 2019.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 7th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release