Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps was 5.89 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend is 5.89 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 5.89 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.06 million, in 1970.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 30th out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.06 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.10 million | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 1.16 million | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 1.24 million | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 1.32 million | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 1.37 million | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 1.47 million | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 1.61 million | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 1.65 million | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 1.88 million | +13.7% |
| 1980 | 2.09 million | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 2.20 million | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 2.36 million | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 2.43 million | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 2.44 million | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 2.43 million | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 2.53 million | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 2.65 million | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 2.72 million | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 2.72 million | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.67 million | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 2.74 million | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 2.58 million | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 2.67 million | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 2.91 million | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 2.99 million | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 2.88 million | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 3.08 million | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 3.17 million | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 3.23 million | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 3.35 million | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 3.58 million | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 3.90 million | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 4.28 million | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 4.55 million | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 4.40 million | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 4.54 million | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 4.79 million | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 4.77 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.08 million | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 5.00 million | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 5.00 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.32 million | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 5.41 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.28 million | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 5.22 million | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 5.25 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.37 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 5.49 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 5.48 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 5.64 million | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 5.76 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 5.89 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 5.82 million | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 5.89 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.39 million | 1.06 million | 1.88 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.46 million | 2.09 million | 2.72 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.89 million | 2.58 million | 3.23 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.32 million | 3.35 million | 5.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.28 million | 5.00 million | 5.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.80 million | 5.64 million | 5.89 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9258 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.04 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.46 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 5.89 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 5.89 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 million in 1970.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 30th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 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.