Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps was 1.19 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean is 1.19 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 3.85 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.01 million, in 2021.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 88th 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.20 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.75 million | -14.1% |
| 1972 | 2.96 million | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 2.97 million | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 2.93 million | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 2.75 million | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 2.82 million | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 2.96 million | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 3.14 million | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 3.02 million | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 3.47 million | +15.0% |
| 1981 | 3.45 million | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 3.55 million | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 3.47 million | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 3.51 million | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 3.52 million | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 3.32 million | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 3.40 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 3.50 million | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 3.43 million | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 3.51 million | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 3.41 million | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 3.35 million | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 3.43 million | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 3.48 million | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 3.23 million | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 3.23 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.69 million | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 3.15 million | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 3.85 million | +22.3% |
| 2000 | 3.85 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 3.45 million | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 3.36 million | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.12 million | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 3.11 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.93 million | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 2.46 million | -16.1% |
| 2007 | 2.32 million | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 2.04 million | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 1.87 million | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 1.71 million | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 1.62 million | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.59 million | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.47 million | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 1.28 million | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 1.22 million | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.17 million | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.22 million | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.20 million | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.18 million | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.17 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.01 million | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 1.20 million | +18.4% |
| 2023 | 1.21 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.19 million | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.95 million | 2.75 million | 3.20 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.46 million | 3.32 million | 3.55 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.43 million | 3.15 million | 3.85 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.85 million | 1.87 million | 3.85 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 million | 1.17 million | 1.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 million | 1.01 million | 1.21 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 1.19 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 3.85 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 million in 2021.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 88th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 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.