Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps was 10.73 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps 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 (number), gaps 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 (number), gaps 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 10.73 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps 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 (number), gaps 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 (number), gaps?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 7th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps 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 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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How this figure is calculated
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.