Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps was 547,508 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Oecd Members, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Oecd Members stood at 547,508.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 1.90 million in 1971 and was at its lowest, 424,853, in 2014.
That places WB: Oecd Members 121st out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.90 million | — |
| 1972 | 1.88 million | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.86 million | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 1.85 million | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.81 million | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.74 million | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 1.71 million | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.67 million | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 1.66 million | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.75 million | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 1.67 million | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 1.68 million | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.68 million | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.64 million | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 1.74 million | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 1.66 million | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 1.56 million | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 1.45 million | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 1.40 million | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 1.33 million | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 1.32 million | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.22 million | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 1.19 million | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.10 million | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 1.09 million | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.05 million | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.01 million | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 906,116 | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 956,396 | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 918,795 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 875,606 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 876,815 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 780,974 | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 719,440 | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 679,864 | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 646,687 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 612,025 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 604,212 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 550,317 | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 541,782 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 575,111 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 563,056 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 485,163 | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 424,853 | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 443,825 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 470,359 | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 487,278 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 484,557 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 494,115 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 507,534 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 438,081 | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 560,037 | +27.8% |
| 2023 | 551,800 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 547,508 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.79 million | 1.66 million | 1.90 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.62 million | 1.40 million | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 million | 906,116 | 1.33 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 726,474 | 550,317 | 918,795 | 10 |
| 2010s | 497,010 | 424,853 | 575,111 | 10 |
| 2020s | 520,992 | 438,081 | 560,037 | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Oecd Members
- 118 Ireland 920 compare
- 119 Vanuatu 810 compare
- 120 Hong Kong, China 731 compare
- 121 Azerbaijan 697 compare
- 122 Luxembourg 690 compare
- 123 Slovenia 658 compare
- 124 Sweden 574 compare
More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 36.48 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 67.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.9041 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2146 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Oecd Members?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Oecd Members was 547,508 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 1.90 million in 1971.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 424,853 in 2014.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 121st out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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.