Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps was 1.17 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) stood at 1.17 million.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 3.72 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 986,954, in 2021.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 91st 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.06 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.62 million | -14.2% |
| 1972 | 2.82 million | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 2.80 million | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 2.75 million | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 2.57 million | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 2.65 million | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 2.78 million | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 2.93 million | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 2.81 million | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 3.27 million | +16.3% |
| 1981 | 3.26 million | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 3.37 million | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 3.29 million | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 3.34 million | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 3.34 million | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.15 million | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 3.23 million | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 3.32 million | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 3.24 million | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 3.34 million | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 3.21 million | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 3.16 million | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 3.24 million | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 3.30 million | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 3.06 million | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 3.05 million | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 3.51 million | +15.0% |
| 1998 | 3.01 million | -14.4% |
| 1999 | 3.71 million | +23.3% |
| 2000 | 3.72 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 3.31 million | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 3.21 million | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 2.98 million | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 2.97 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.79 million | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 2.33 million | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 2.21 million | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.96 million | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 1.78 million | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 1.62 million | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 1.53 million | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 1.50 million | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.38 million | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 1.21 million | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 1.16 million | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.10 million | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.16 million | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 1.15 million | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.13 million | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.14 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 986,954 | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 1.17 million | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 1.18 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.17 million | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.78 million | 2.57 million | 3.06 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.28 million | 3.15 million | 3.37 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.26 million | 3.01 million | 3.71 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.73 million | 1.78 million | 3.72 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.30 million | 1.10 million | 1.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 million | 986,954 | 1.18 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.619 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 1.17 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.72 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 986,954 in 2021.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 91st out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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.