Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 7.28 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.28 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
12th
of 220 groups
All-time high
7.48 million
in 2022
All-time low
2.58 million
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) recorded 7.28 million for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 7.48 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.58 million, in 1974.
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 12th of 220 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 2.58 million | — |
| 1975 | 2.68 million | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 2.81 million | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 2.93 million | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 2.99 million | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 3.22 million | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 3.49 million | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 3.66 million | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 3.78 million | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 3.77 million | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 3.79 million | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 3.74 million | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 3.79 million | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 3.88 million | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 4.04 million | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 4.03 million | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 4.05 million | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 4.22 million | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 4.17 million | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 4.29 million | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 4.61 million | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 4.78 million | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 4.76 million | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 4.93 million | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 5.13 million | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 5.21 million | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 5.42 million | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 5.73 million | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 6.07 million | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 6.39 million | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 6.73 million | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 6.69 million | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 6.75 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 7.20 million | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 7.19 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 7.43 million | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 7.47 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.29 million | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.27 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 7.13 million | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 6.86 million | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 6.60 million | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 6.58 million | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.54 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 6.52 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.42 million | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 6.63 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 7.00 million | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 7.48 million | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 7.32 million | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 7.28 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.87 million | 2.58 million | 3.22 million | 6 |
| 1980s | 3.80 million | 3.49 million | 4.04 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.62 million | 4.05 million | 5.21 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.56 million | 5.42 million | 7.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.87 million | 6.42 million | 7.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.14 million | 6.63 million | 7.48 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 7.28 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.48 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.58 million in 1974.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 12th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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