Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps was 1.89 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) stood at 1.89 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 10.04 million in 1970 and was at its lowest, 838,274, in 2019.
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 66th of 220 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.04 million | — |
| 1971 | 5.31 million | -47.1% |
| 1972 | 5.31 million | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5.40 million | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 5.11 million | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 5.04 million | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 4.89 million | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 4.80 million | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 4.43 million | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 4.29 million | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 4.20 million | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 4.07 million | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 3.86 million | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 3.65 million | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 3.49 million | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 3.18 million | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 2.87 million | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 2.57 million | -10.5% |
| 1988 | 2.69 million | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 2.76 million | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 2.89 million | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 3.03 million | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 3.16 million | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 3.17 million | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.27 million | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 3.23 million | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 3.33 million | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 3.36 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 3.33 million | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 3.29 million | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 3.42 million | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 3.21 million | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 3.25 million | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.54 million | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 3.66 million | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 3.88 million | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 3.92 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 4.27 million | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 4.28 million | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.56 million | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 4.87 million | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 4.95 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 3.25 million | -34.4% |
| 2013 | 2.82 million | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 2.09 million | -25.9% |
| 2015 | 1.58 million | -24.5% |
| 2016 | 1.42 million | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 1.36 million | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 838,274 | -31.0% |
| 2020 | 895,239 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 1.27 million | +41.7% |
| 2022 | 1.42 million | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 1.71 million | +20.6% |
| 2024 | 1.89 million | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.46 million | 4.29 million | 10.04 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.33 million | 2.57 million | 4.20 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.21 million | 2.89 million | 3.36 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.80 million | 3.21 million | 4.56 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 million | 838,274 | 4.95 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 million | 895,239 | 1.89 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- 63 Honduras 16,048 compare
- 64 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 15,951 compare
- 65 Dominican Republic 14,586 compare
- 66 Lebanon 13,417 compare
- 67 Lesotho 11,114 compare
- 68 Russian Federation 10,386 compare
- 69 Netherlands 9,603 compare
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 56.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 32.36 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 1.89 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.04 million in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 838,274 in 2019.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 66th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) with 705 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) with 705 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.