Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)

WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps was 5.64 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
5.64 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
32nd
of 220 groups
All-time high
18.46 million
in 1970
All-time low
4.60 million
in 2019
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

WB: Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 5.64 million for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 18.46 million in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4.60 million, in 2019.

WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 32nd of 220 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps filled in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 18.46 million
1971 13.42 million -27.3%
1972 13.76 million +2.5%
1973 14.21 million +3.3%
1974 14.21 million -0.0%
1975 14.68 million +3.3%
1976 15.01 million +2.3%
1977 15.23 million +1.5%
1978 15.17 million -0.4%
1979 15.04 million -0.9%
1980 15.48 million +3.0%
1981 15.37 million -0.7%
1982 15.27 million -0.6%
1983 15.09 million -1.2%
1984 14.85 million -1.6%
1985 14.47 million -2.6%
1986 14.23 million -1.7%
1987 13.99 million -1.7%
1988 14.08 million +0.6%
1989 14.08 million -0.0%
1990 13.81 million -1.9%
1991 13.70 million -0.8%
1992 13.18 million -3.8%
1993 13.00 million -1.3%
1994 12.69 million -2.4%
1995 11.90 million -6.3%
1996 11.69 million -1.8%
1997 11.83 million +1.3%
1998 11.10 million -6.2%
1999 11.79 million +6.2%
2000 11.62 million -1.5%
2001 11.01 million -5.3%
2002 10.39 million -5.6%
2003 10.14 million -2.4%
2004 10.26 million +1.2%
2005 10.31 million +0.5%
2006 9.81 million -4.9%
2007 10.02 million +2.2%
2008 9.58 million -4.5%
2009 9.75 million +1.9%
2010 9.80 million +0.5%
2011 9.72 million -0.8%
2012 8.04 million -17.3%
2013 7.43 million -7.6%
2014 6.51 million -12.3%
2015 5.77 million -11.3%
2016 5.54 million -4.1%
2017 5.36 million -3.2%
2018 5.15 million -4.0%
2019 4.60 million -10.5%
2020 4.66 million +1.3%
2021 4.65 million -0.2%
2022 5.27 million +13.3%
2023 5.54 million +5.2%
2024 5.64 million +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 14.92 million 13.42 million 18.46 million 10
1980s 14.69 million 13.99 million 15.48 million 10
1990s 12.47 million 11.10 million 13.81 million 10
2000s 10.29 million 9.58 million 11.62 million 10
2010s 6.79 million 4.60 million 9.80 million 10
2020s 5.15 million 4.65 million 5.64 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)

  1. 29 Niger 97,016 compare
  2. 30 Benin 96,342 compare
  3. 31 Morocco 93,747 compare
  4. 32 Yemen 92,869 compare
  5. 33 Türkiye 84,016 compare
  6. 34 Zambia 82,097 compare
  7. 35 Central African Republic 81,103 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 5.64 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
The highest recorded value was 18.46 million in 1970.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
The lowest recorded value was 4.60 million in 2019.
How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps?
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 32nd out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 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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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
419 places, 16,340 data points, 1970–2025
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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.